Haiti vs Zimbabwe: Maternal mortality ratio
Haiti
350.4 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Zimbabwe
356.76 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Haiti rank
26th
Zimbabwe rank
25th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Haiti
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 356.76 deaths per 100,000 live births against 350.4 deaths per 100,000 live births in Haiti, a difference of 6.36 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Haiti ahead.
Haiti ranks 26th and Zimbabwe ranks 25th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 687.82 deaths per 100,000 live births | 383.7 deaths per 100,000 live births | 304.11 deaths per 100,000 live births | Haiti |
| 1990s | 550.82 deaths per 100,000 live births | 348.81 deaths per 100,000 live births | 202.01 deaths per 100,000 live births | Haiti |
| 2000s | 385.61 deaths per 100,000 live births | 554.4 deaths per 100,000 live births | 168.79 deaths per 100,000 live births | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 382.93 deaths per 100,000 live births | 457.01 deaths per 100,000 live births | 74.08 deaths per 100,000 live births | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 350.4 deaths per 100,000 live births | 356.76 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6.36 deaths per 100,000 live births | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Haiti or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 356.76 deaths per 100,000 live births against 350.4 deaths per 100,000 live births in Haiti as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Haiti and Zimbabwe?
- 6.36 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Zimbabwe?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Haiti and Zimbabwe rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Haiti ranks 26th and Zimbabwe ranks 25th 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.