What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Gambia and Mali?

18.01 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Gambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Mali?

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.

Gambia vs Mali: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Gambia

458.24 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Mali

440.23 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Gambia rank

17th

Mali rank

20th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Gambia
Mali

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 458.24 deaths per 100,000 live births against 440.23 deaths per 100,000 live births in Mali, a difference of 18.01 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Mali ahead.

Gambia ranks 17th and Mali ranks 20th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Mali in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,142 deaths per 100,000 live births	1,228 deaths per 100,000 live births	85.92 deaths per 100,000 live births	Mali
1990s	855.7 deaths per 100,000 live births	937.4 deaths per 100,000 live births	81.7 deaths per 100,000 live births	Mali
2000s	723.27 deaths per 100,000 live births	601.52 deaths per 100,000 live births	121.75 deaths per 100,000 live births	Gambia
2010s	545.2 deaths per 100,000 live births	499.58 deaths per 100,000 live births	45.62 deaths per 100,000 live births	Gambia
2020s	458.24 deaths per 100,000 live births	440.23 deaths per 100,000 live births	18.01 deaths per 100,000 live births	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Gambia or Mali?: Gambia, at 458.24 deaths per 100,000 live births against 440.23 deaths per 100,000 live births in Mali as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Gambia and Mali?: 18.01 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Mali?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Gambia and Mali rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Gambia ranks 17th and Mali ranks 20th 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.