What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Congo and Uganda?

1.75 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Uganda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Uganda?

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.

Congo vs Uganda: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Congo

282.39 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Uganda

284.14 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Congo rank

29th

Uganda rank

28th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Congo
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 284.14 deaths per 100,000 live births against 282.39 deaths per 100,000 live births in Congo, a difference of 1.75 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Uganda ahead.

Congo ranks 29th and Uganda ranks 28th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1980s	644.66 deaths per 100,000 live births	678.89 deaths per 100,000 live births	34.22 deaths per 100,000 live births	Uganda
1990s	793.18 deaths per 100,000 live births	546 deaths per 100,000 live births	247.18 deaths per 100,000 live births	Congo
2000s	528.5 deaths per 100,000 live births	427.34 deaths per 100,000 live births	101.16 deaths per 100,000 live births	Congo
2010s	365.69 deaths per 100,000 live births	322.41 deaths per 100,000 live births	43.27 deaths per 100,000 live births	Congo
2020s	282.39 deaths per 100,000 live births	284.14 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.75 deaths per 100,000 live births	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Congo or Uganda?: Uganda, at 284.14 deaths per 100,000 live births against 282.39 deaths per 100,000 live births in Congo as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Congo and Uganda?: 1.75 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Uganda?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Congo and Uganda rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Congo ranks 29th and Uganda ranks 28th 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.