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

2.23 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Ghana ahead.

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

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.

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

Ghana

263.11 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Senegal

260.88 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Ghana rank

33rd

Senegal rank

34th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Ghana
Senegal

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 263.11 deaths per 100,000 live births against 260.88 deaths per 100,000 live births in Senegal, a difference of 2.23 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Ghana ranks 33rd and Senegal ranks 34th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1980s	788.27 deaths per 100,000 live births	667.32 deaths per 100,000 live births	120.95 deaths per 100,000 live births	Ghana
1990s	616.84 deaths per 100,000 live births	597.93 deaths per 100,000 live births	18.91 deaths per 100,000 live births	Ghana
2000s	405.5 deaths per 100,000 live births	539.41 deaths per 100,000 live births	133.92 deaths per 100,000 live births	Senegal
2010s	288.58 deaths per 100,000 live births	337.47 deaths per 100,000 live births	48.89 deaths per 100,000 live births	Senegal
2020s	263.11 deaths per 100,000 live births	260.88 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.23 deaths per 100,000 live births	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Ghana or Senegal?: Ghana, at 263.11 deaths per 100,000 live births against 260.88 deaths per 100,000 live births in Senegal as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Ghana and Senegal?: 2.23 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Senegal?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Ghana and Senegal rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Ghana ranks 33rd and Senegal ranks 34th 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.