What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Cameroon and Mali?

2.48 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Mali ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mali?

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.

Cameroon vs Mali: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Cameroon

437.75 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Mali

440.23 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Cameroon rank

21st

Mali rank

20th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Cameroon
Mali

How they compare

Mali currently reports 440.23 deaths per 100,000 live births against 437.75 deaths per 100,000 live births in Cameroon, a difference of 2.48 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Cameroon ranks 21st and Mali ranks 20th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1980s	678.16 deaths per 100,000 live births	1,228 deaths per 100,000 live births	549.72 deaths per 100,000 live births	Mali
1990s	707.37 deaths per 100,000 live births	937.4 deaths per 100,000 live births	230.03 deaths per 100,000 live births	Mali
2000s	574.62 deaths per 100,000 live births	601.52 deaths per 100,000 live births	26.9 deaths per 100,000 live births	Mali
2010s	469.15 deaths per 100,000 live births	499.58 deaths per 100,000 live births	30.43 deaths per 100,000 live births	Mali
2020s	437.75 deaths per 100,000 live births	440.23 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.47 deaths per 100,000 live births	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Cameroon or Mali?: Mali, at 440.23 deaths per 100,000 live births against 437.75 deaths per 100,000 live births in Cameroon as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Cameroon and Mali?: 2.48 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mali?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Cameroon and Mali rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Cameroon ranks 21st and Mali ranks 20th 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.