Haiti vs Uganda: Maternal mortality ratio
Haiti
350.4 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Uganda
284.14 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Haiti rank
26th
Uganda rank
29th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Haiti
- Uganda
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 350.4 deaths per 100,000 live births against 284.14 deaths per 100,000 live births in Uganda, a difference of 66.26 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Haiti's figure about 1.2 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Uganda ahead.
Haiti ranks 26th and Uganda ranks 29th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 687.82 deaths per 100,000 live births | 678.89 deaths per 100,000 live births | 8.93 deaths per 100,000 live births | Haiti |
| 1990s | 550.82 deaths per 100,000 live births | 546 deaths per 100,000 live births | 4.82 deaths per 100,000 live births | Haiti |
| 2000s | 385.61 deaths per 100,000 live births | 427.34 deaths per 100,000 live births | 41.73 deaths per 100,000 live births | Uganda |
| 2010s | 382.93 deaths per 100,000 live births | 322.41 deaths per 100,000 live births | 60.52 deaths per 100,000 live births | Haiti |
| 2020s | 350.4 deaths per 100,000 live births | 284.14 deaths per 100,000 live births | 66.26 deaths per 100,000 live births | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Haiti or Uganda?
- Haiti, at 350.4 deaths per 100,000 live births against 284.14 deaths per 100,000 live births in Uganda as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Haiti and Uganda?
- 66.26 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Uganda?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Haiti and Uganda rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Haiti ranks 26th and Uganda ranks 29th 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
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.