Egypt vs Saudi Arabia: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020
Egypt
16.82 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Saudi Arabia
16.2 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Egypt rank
130th
Saudi Arabia rank
133rd
The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time
- Egypt
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 16.82 deaths per 100,000 live births against 16.2 deaths per 100,000 live births in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.62 deaths per 100,000 live births.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 130th and Saudi Arabia ranks 133rd of 185 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 138.19 deaths per 100,000 live births | 32.5 deaths per 100,000 live births | 105.68 deaths per 100,000 live births | Egypt |
| 1990s | 104.63 deaths per 100,000 live births | 24.54 deaths per 100,000 live births | 80.08 deaths per 100,000 live births | Egypt |
| 2000s | 59.81 deaths per 100,000 live births | 18.56 deaths per 100,000 live births | 41.25 deaths per 100,000 live births | Egypt |
| 2010s | 25.86 deaths per 100,000 live births | 15.82 deaths per 100,000 live births | 10.04 deaths per 100,000 live births | Egypt |
| 2020s | 16.82 deaths per 100,000 live births | 16.2 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.6159 deaths per 100,000 live births | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Egypt or Saudi Arabia?
- Egypt, at 16.82 deaths per 100,000 live births against 16.2 deaths per 100,000 live births in Saudi Arabia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.62 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Egypt and Saudi Arabia rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?
- Egypt ranks 130th and Saudi Arabia ranks 133rd 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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About this data
The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.