What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Eswatini and Rwanda?

19.3 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Rwanda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Rwanda?

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.

Eswatini vs Rwanda: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Eswatini

239.63 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Rwanda

258.93 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Eswatini rank

37th

Rwanda rank

36th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Eswatini
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 258.93 deaths per 100,000 live births against 239.63 deaths per 100,000 live births in Eswatini, a difference of 19.3 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.

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

Eswatini ranks 37th and Rwanda ranks 36th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1980s	421.66 deaths per 100,000 live births	1,014 deaths per 100,000 live births	591.85 deaths per 100,000 live births	Rwanda
1990s	444.88 deaths per 100,000 live births	1,674 deaths per 100,000 live births	1,229 deaths per 100,000 live births	Rwanda
2000s	657.84 deaths per 100,000 live births	634.6 deaths per 100,000 live births	23.24 deaths per 100,000 live births	Eswatini
2010s	413.34 deaths per 100,000 live births	315.34 deaths per 100,000 live births	98 deaths per 100,000 live births	Eswatini
2020s	239.63 deaths per 100,000 live births	258.93 deaths per 100,000 live births	19.29 deaths per 100,000 live births	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Eswatini or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 258.93 deaths per 100,000 live births against 239.63 deaths per 100,000 live births in Eswatini as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Eswatini and Rwanda?: 19.3 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Rwanda?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Eswatini and Rwanda rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Eswatini ranks 37th and Rwanda ranks 36th 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.