Ghana vs Rwanda: Maternal mortality ratio

Ghana

263.11 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Rwanda

258.93 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Ghana rank

34th

Rwanda rank

37th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Ghana
Rwanda

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 263.11 deaths per 100,000 live births against 258.93 deaths per 100,000 live births in Rwanda, a difference of 4.18 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Rwanda ahead.

Ghana ranks 34th and Rwanda ranks 37th of 189 countries.

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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: 07 August 2026

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.