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

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

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

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 Niger: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Gambia

458.24 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Niger

441.07 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Gambia rank

17th

Niger rank

19th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Gambia
Niger

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 458.24 deaths per 100,000 live births against 441.07 deaths per 100,000 live births in Niger, a difference of 17.17 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Gambia ranks 17th and Niger ranks 19th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,142 deaths per 100,000 live births	1,060 deaths per 100,000 live births	82.34 deaths per 100,000 live births	Gambia
1990s	855.7 deaths per 100,000 live births	894.51 deaths per 100,000 live births	38.81 deaths per 100,000 live births	Niger
2000s	723.27 deaths per 100,000 live births	780.35 deaths per 100,000 live births	57.08 deaths per 100,000 live births	Niger
2010s	545.2 deaths per 100,000 live births	501.2 deaths per 100,000 live births	44 deaths per 100,000 live births	Gambia
2020s	458.24 deaths per 100,000 live births	441.07 deaths per 100,000 live births	17.17 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 Niger?: Gambia, at 458.24 deaths per 100,000 live births against 441.07 deaths per 100,000 live births in Niger as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Gambia and Niger?: 17.17 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Niger?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Gambia and Niger rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Gambia ranks 17th and Niger ranks 19th 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.