What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Ethiopia and Ghana?

3.58 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Ghana?

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.

Ethiopia vs Ghana: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Ethiopia

266.69 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Ghana

263.11 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Ethiopia rank

31st

Ghana rank

33rd

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Ethiopia
Ghana

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 266.69 deaths per 100,000 live births against 263.11 deaths per 100,000 live births in Ghana, a difference of 3.58 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Ethiopia ranks 31st and Ghana ranks 33rd of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,236 deaths per 100,000 live births	788.27 deaths per 100,000 live births	448.03 deaths per 100,000 live births	Ethiopia
1990s	1,069 deaths per 100,000 live births	616.84 deaths per 100,000 live births	452.01 deaths per 100,000 live births	Ethiopia
2000s	855.77 deaths per 100,000 live births	405.5 deaths per 100,000 live births	450.28 deaths per 100,000 live births	Ethiopia
2010s	443.6 deaths per 100,000 live births	288.58 deaths per 100,000 live births	155.02 deaths per 100,000 live births	Ethiopia
2020s	266.69 deaths per 100,000 live births	263.11 deaths per 100,000 live births	3.58 deaths per 100,000 live births	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Ethiopia or Ghana?: Ethiopia, at 266.69 deaths per 100,000 live births against 263.11 deaths per 100,000 live births in Ghana as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Ethiopia and Ghana?: 3.58 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Ghana?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Ethiopia and Ghana rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Ethiopia ranks 31st and Ghana ranks 33rd 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.