What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Angola and Djibouti?

12.58 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Djibouti ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Djibouti?

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.

Angola vs Djibouti: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Angola

221.91 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Djibouti

234.49 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Angola rank

41st

Djibouti rank

39th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Angola
Djibouti

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 234.49 deaths per 100,000 live births against 221.91 deaths per 100,000 live births in Angola, a difference of 12.58 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.

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

Angola ranks 41st and Djibouti ranks 39th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 4 and Djibouti in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Djibouti	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,062 deaths per 100,000 live births	672.81 deaths per 100,000 live births	389.4 deaths per 100,000 live births	Angola
1990s	1,027 deaths per 100,000 live births	619.59 deaths per 100,000 live births	407.47 deaths per 100,000 live births	Angola
2000s	604.63 deaths per 100,000 live births	391.99 deaths per 100,000 live births	212.64 deaths per 100,000 live births	Angola
2010s	284.62 deaths per 100,000 live births	252.48 deaths per 100,000 live births	32.14 deaths per 100,000 live births	Angola
2020s	221.91 deaths per 100,000 live births	234.49 deaths per 100,000 live births	12.58 deaths per 100,000 live births	Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Angola or Djibouti?: Djibouti, at 234.49 deaths per 100,000 live births against 221.91 deaths per 100,000 live births in Angola as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Angola and Djibouti?: 12.58 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Djibouti?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Angola and Djibouti rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Angola ranks 41st and Djibouti ranks 39th 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.