Sudan vs Uganda: Maternal mortality ratio
Sudan
270.36 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Uganda
284.14 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Sudan rank
31st
Uganda rank
29th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Sudan
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 284.14 deaths per 100,000 live births against 270.36 deaths per 100,000 live births in Sudan, a difference of 13.78 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sudan ahead.
Sudan ranks 31st and Uganda ranks 29th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,212 deaths per 100,000 live births | 678.89 deaths per 100,000 live births | 532.73 deaths per 100,000 live births | Sudan |
| 1990s | 919.79 deaths per 100,000 live births | 546 deaths per 100,000 live births | 373.79 deaths per 100,000 live births | Sudan |
| 2000s | 537.55 deaths per 100,000 live births | 427.34 deaths per 100,000 live births | 110.21 deaths per 100,000 live births | Sudan |
| 2010s | 317.09 deaths per 100,000 live births | 322.41 deaths per 100,000 live births | 5.32 deaths per 100,000 live births | Uganda |
| 2020s | 270.36 deaths per 100,000 live births | 284.14 deaths per 100,000 live births | 13.79 deaths per 100,000 live births | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Sudan or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 284.14 deaths per 100,000 live births against 270.36 deaths per 100,000 live births in Sudan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Sudan and Uganda?
- 13.78 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Uganda?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Sudan and Uganda rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Sudan ranks 31st 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.