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

3.32 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Niger ahead.

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

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 Niger: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Cameroon

437.75 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Niger

441.07 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Cameroon rank

21st

Niger rank

19th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Cameroon
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 441.07 deaths per 100,000 live births against 437.75 deaths per 100,000 live births in Cameroon, a difference of 3.32 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Cameroon ranks 21st and Niger ranks 19th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1980s	678.16 deaths per 100,000 live births	1,060 deaths per 100,000 live births	381.46 deaths per 100,000 live births	Niger
1990s	707.37 deaths per 100,000 live births	894.51 deaths per 100,000 live births	187.14 deaths per 100,000 live births	Niger
2000s	574.62 deaths per 100,000 live births	780.35 deaths per 100,000 live births	205.73 deaths per 100,000 live births	Niger
2010s	469.15 deaths per 100,000 live births	501.2 deaths per 100,000 live births	32.06 deaths per 100,000 live births	Niger
2020s	437.75 deaths per 100,000 live births	441.07 deaths per 100,000 live births	3.32 deaths per 100,000 live births	Niger

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 Niger?: Niger, at 441.07 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 Niger?: 3.32 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Niger?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Cameroon and Niger rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Cameroon ranks 21st and Niger ranks 19th 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.