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
0200400600800198520022020

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

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.