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

0.84 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Niger ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mali 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.

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

Mali

440.23 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Niger

441.07 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Mali rank

20th

Niger rank

19th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Mali
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 441.07 deaths per 100,000 live births against 440.23 deaths per 100,000 live births in Mali, a difference of 0.84 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Mali ranks 20th and Niger ranks 19th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,228 deaths per 100,000 live births	1,060 deaths per 100,000 live births	168.25 deaths per 100,000 live births	Mali
1990s	937.4 deaths per 100,000 live births	894.51 deaths per 100,000 live births	42.89 deaths per 100,000 live births	Mali
2000s	601.52 deaths per 100,000 live births	780.35 deaths per 100,000 live births	178.83 deaths per 100,000 live births	Niger
2010s	499.58 deaths per 100,000 live births	501.2 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.63 deaths per 100,000 live births	Niger
2020s	440.23 deaths per 100,000 live births	441.07 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.848 deaths per 100,000 live births	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Mali or Niger?: Niger, at 441.07 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 Mali and Niger?: 0.84 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Mali and Niger rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Mali ranks 20th 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.