What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Cape Verde and Jordan?

0.93 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Cape Verde ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Jordan?

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.

Cape Verde vs Jordan: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Cape Verde

42.24 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Jordan

41.31 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Cape Verde rank

101st

Jordan rank

102nd

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Cape Verde
Jordan

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 42.24 deaths per 100,000 live births against 41.31 deaths per 100,000 live births in Jordan, a difference of 0.93 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Cape Verde ranks 101st and Jordan ranks 102nd of 185 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Jordan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	354.61 deaths per 100,000 live births	88.92 deaths per 100,000 live births	265.7 deaths per 100,000 live births	Cape Verde
1990s	214.8 deaths per 100,000 live births	74.39 deaths per 100,000 live births	140.41 deaths per 100,000 live births	Cape Verde
2000s	82.24 deaths per 100,000 live births	57.68 deaths per 100,000 live births	24.57 deaths per 100,000 live births	Cape Verde
2010s	46.05 deaths per 100,000 live births	44.63 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.41 deaths per 100,000 live births	Cape Verde
2020s	42.24 deaths per 100,000 live births	41.31 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.9266 deaths per 100,000 live births	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Cape Verde or Jordan?: Cape Verde, at 42.24 deaths per 100,000 live births against 41.31 deaths per 100,000 live births in Jordan as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Cape Verde and Jordan?: 0.93 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Jordan?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Cape Verde and Jordan rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Cape Verde ranks 101st and Jordan ranks 102nd 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.