Mozambique vs Sao Tome and Principe: Maternal mortality ratio

Mozambique
127.11 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Sao Tome and Principe
146.24 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Mozambique rank
59th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
56th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Mozambique
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 146.24 deaths per 100,000 live births against 127.11 deaths per 100,000 live births in Mozambique, a difference of 19.13 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Mozambique's.

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

Mozambique ranks 59th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 56th of 189 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s 1,103 deaths per 100,000 live births 221.9 deaths per 100,000 live births 880.91 deaths per 100,000 live births Mozambique
1990s 797.78 deaths per 100,000 live births 181.24 deaths per 100,000 live births 616.54 deaths per 100,000 live births Mozambique
2000s 425.68 deaths per 100,000 live births 163.24 deaths per 100,000 live births 262.44 deaths per 100,000 live births Mozambique
2010s 227.85 deaths per 100,000 live births 154.51 deaths per 100,000 live births 73.34 deaths per 100,000 live births Mozambique
2020s 127.11 deaths per 100,000 live births 146.24 deaths per 100,000 live births 19.13 deaths per 100,000 live births Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Mozambique or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 146.24 deaths per 100,000 live births against 127.11 deaths per 100,000 live births in Mozambique as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Mozambique and Sao Tome and Principe?
19.13 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Sao Tome and Principe?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Mozambique and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Mozambique ranks 59th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 56th 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

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.