Eswatini vs Senegal: Maternal mortality ratio

Eswatini
239.63 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Senegal
260.88 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Eswatini rank
38th
Senegal rank
35th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Eswatini
  • Senegal
200400600800198520022020

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 260.88 deaths per 100,000 live births against 239.63 deaths per 100,000 live births in Eswatini, a difference of 21.25 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Senegal ahead.

Eswatini ranks 38th and Senegal ranks 35th of 189 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Senegal Difference Ahead
1980s 421.66 deaths per 100,000 live births 667.32 deaths per 100,000 live births 245.66 deaths per 100,000 live births Senegal
1990s 444.88 deaths per 100,000 live births 597.93 deaths per 100,000 live births 153.06 deaths per 100,000 live births Senegal
2000s 657.84 deaths per 100,000 live births 539.41 deaths per 100,000 live births 118.43 deaths per 100,000 live births Eswatini
2010s 413.34 deaths per 100,000 live births 337.47 deaths per 100,000 live births 75.87 deaths per 100,000 live births Eswatini
2020s 239.63 deaths per 100,000 live births 260.88 deaths per 100,000 live births 21.25 deaths per 100,000 live births Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Eswatini or Senegal?
Senegal, at 260.88 deaths per 100,000 live births against 239.63 deaths per 100,000 live births in Eswatini as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Eswatini and Senegal?
21.25 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Senegal?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Eswatini and Senegal rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Eswatini ranks 38th and Senegal ranks 35th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio
Unit
deaths per 100,000 live births
Source
UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 8,868 data points, 1751–2020
Last refreshed

The estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births, based on data from death certificates, large-scale surveys, and statistical modeling.