What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Egypt and Ukraine?

0.28 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Egypt ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ukraine?

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.

Egypt vs Ukraine: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Egypt

16.82 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Ukraine

16.54 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Egypt rank

130th

Ukraine rank

132nd

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Egypt
Ukraine

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 16.82 deaths per 100,000 live births against 16.54 deaths per 100,000 live births in Ukraine, a difference of 0.28 deaths per 100,000 live births.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 130th and Ukraine ranks 132nd of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1980s	138.19 deaths per 100,000 live births	57.68 deaths per 100,000 live births	80.51 deaths per 100,000 live births	Egypt
1990s	104.63 deaths per 100,000 live births	45.52 deaths per 100,000 live births	59.11 deaths per 100,000 live births	Egypt
2000s	59.81 deaths per 100,000 live births	24.24 deaths per 100,000 live births	35.56 deaths per 100,000 live births	Egypt
2010s	25.86 deaths per 100,000 live births	12.97 deaths per 100,000 live births	12.88 deaths per 100,000 live births	Egypt
2020s	16.82 deaths per 100,000 live births	16.54 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.2793 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 Ukraine?: Egypt, at 16.82 deaths per 100,000 live births against 16.54 deaths per 100,000 live births in Ukraine as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Egypt and Ukraine?: 0.28 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ukraine?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Egypt and Ukraine rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Egypt ranks 130th and Ukraine ranks 132nd 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.