What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Haiti and Uganda?

66.26 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Haiti ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Uganda?

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.

Haiti vs Uganda: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Haiti

350.4 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Uganda

284.14 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Haiti rank

26th

Uganda rank

28th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Haiti
Uganda

How they compare

Haiti currently reports 350.4 deaths per 100,000 live births against 284.14 deaths per 100,000 live births in Uganda, a difference of 66.26 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Haiti's figure about 1.2 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Uganda ahead.

Haiti ranks 26th and Uganda ranks 28th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Haiti	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1980s	687.82 deaths per 100,000 live births	678.89 deaths per 100,000 live births	8.93 deaths per 100,000 live births	Haiti
1990s	550.82 deaths per 100,000 live births	546 deaths per 100,000 live births	4.82 deaths per 100,000 live births	Haiti
2000s	385.61 deaths per 100,000 live births	427.34 deaths per 100,000 live births	41.73 deaths per 100,000 live births	Uganda
2010s	382.93 deaths per 100,000 live births	322.41 deaths per 100,000 live births	60.52 deaths per 100,000 live births	Haiti
2020s	350.4 deaths per 100,000 live births	284.14 deaths per 100,000 live births	66.26 deaths per 100,000 live births	Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Haiti or Uganda?: Haiti, at 350.4 deaths per 100,000 live births against 284.14 deaths per 100,000 live births in Uganda as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Haiti and Uganda?: 66.26 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Uganda?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Haiti and Uganda rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Haiti ranks 26th and Uganda ranks 28th 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.