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

38.71 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Cameroon ahead.

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

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 Togo: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Cameroon

437.75 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Togo

399.04 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Cameroon rank

21st

Togo rank

22nd

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Cameroon
Togo

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 437.75 deaths per 100,000 live births against 399.04 deaths per 100,000 live births in Togo, a difference of 38.71 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Togo's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 21st and Togo ranks 22nd of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Togo	Difference	Ahead
1980s	678.16 deaths per 100,000 live births	615.77 deaths per 100,000 live births	62.39 deaths per 100,000 live births	Cameroon
1990s	707.37 deaths per 100,000 live births	557.15 deaths per 100,000 live births	150.22 deaths per 100,000 live births	Cameroon
2000s	574.62 deaths per 100,000 live births	493.96 deaths per 100,000 live births	80.67 deaths per 100,000 live births	Cameroon
2010s	469.15 deaths per 100,000 live births	468.33 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.8133 deaths per 100,000 live births	Cameroon
2020s	437.75 deaths per 100,000 live births	399.04 deaths per 100,000 live births	38.71 deaths per 100,000 live births	Cameroon

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 Togo?: Cameroon, at 437.75 deaths per 100,000 live births against 399.04 deaths per 100,000 live births in Togo as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Cameroon and Togo?: 38.71 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Togo?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Cameroon and Togo rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Cameroon ranks 21st and Togo ranks 22nd 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.