What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Algeria and Iraq?

1.58 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Algeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Iraq?

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria vs Iraq: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Algeria

77.69 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Iraq

76.11 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Algeria rank

75th

Iraq rank

78th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Algeria
Iraq

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 77.69 deaths per 100,000 live births against 76.11 deaths per 100,000 live births in Iraq, a difference of 1.58 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 75th and Iraq ranks 78th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Iraq in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1980s	234.45 deaths per 100,000 live births	218.11 deaths per 100,000 live births	16.34 deaths per 100,000 live births	Algeria
1990s	197.07 deaths per 100,000 live births	181.23 deaths per 100,000 live births	15.84 deaths per 100,000 live births	Algeria
2000s	138.92 deaths per 100,000 live births	120.32 deaths per 100,000 live births	18.6 deaths per 100,000 live births	Algeria
2010s	92.03 deaths per 100,000 live births	95.44 deaths per 100,000 live births	3.41 deaths per 100,000 live births	Iraq
2020s	77.69 deaths per 100,000 live births	76.11 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.58 deaths per 100,000 live births	Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Algeria or Iraq?: Algeria, at 77.69 deaths per 100,000 live births against 76.11 deaths per 100,000 live births in Iraq as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Algeria and Iraq?: 1.58 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Iraq?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Algeria and Iraq rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Algeria ranks 75th and Iraq ranks 78th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020
Unit: deaths per 100,000 live births
Source: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.