What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Cambodia and Gabon?

8.57 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Gabon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Gabon?

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.

Cambodia vs Gabon: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Cambodia

217.98 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Gabon

226.55 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Cambodia rank

42nd

Gabon rank

40th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Cambodia
Gabon

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 226.55 deaths per 100,000 live births against 217.98 deaths per 100,000 live births in Cambodia, a difference of 8.57 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Cambodia ranks 42nd and Gabon ranks 40th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 4 and Gabon in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cambodia	Gabon	Difference	Ahead
1980s	647.36 deaths per 100,000 live births	435.55 deaths per 100,000 live births	211.81 deaths per 100,000 live births	Cambodia
1990s	614.19 deaths per 100,000 live births	361.4 deaths per 100,000 live births	252.8 deaths per 100,000 live births	Cambodia
2000s	423.02 deaths per 100,000 live births	232.8 deaths per 100,000 live births	190.21 deaths per 100,000 live births	Cambodia
2010s	226.44 deaths per 100,000 live births	206.75 deaths per 100,000 live births	19.69 deaths per 100,000 live births	Cambodia
2020s	217.98 deaths per 100,000 live births	226.55 deaths per 100,000 live births	8.57 deaths per 100,000 live births	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Cambodia or Gabon?: Gabon, at 226.55 deaths per 100,000 live births against 217.98 deaths per 100,000 live births in Cambodia as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Cambodia and Gabon?: 8.57 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Gabon?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Cambodia and Gabon rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Cambodia ranks 42nd and Gabon ranks 40th 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.