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

41.19 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Mali ahead.

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

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 Togo: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Mali

440.23 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Togo

399.04 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Mali rank

20th

Togo rank

22nd

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Mali
Togo

How they compare

Mali currently reports 440.23 deaths per 100,000 live births against 399.04 deaths per 100,000 live births in Togo, a difference of 41.19 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Togo's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.

Mali ranks 20th and Togo ranks 22nd of 185 countries.

Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Togo	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,228 deaths per 100,000 live births	615.77 deaths per 100,000 live births	612.11 deaths per 100,000 live births	Mali
1990s	937.4 deaths per 100,000 live births	557.15 deaths per 100,000 live births	380.25 deaths per 100,000 live births	Mali
2000s	601.52 deaths per 100,000 live births	493.96 deaths per 100,000 live births	107.56 deaths per 100,000 live births	Mali
2010s	499.58 deaths per 100,000 live births	468.33 deaths per 100,000 live births	31.25 deaths per 100,000 live births	Mali
2020s	440.23 deaths per 100,000 live births	399.04 deaths per 100,000 live births	41.19 deaths per 100,000 live births	Mali

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 Togo?: Mali, at 440.23 deaths per 100,000 live births against 399.04 deaths per 100,000 live births in Togo as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Mali and Togo?: 41.19 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Togo?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Mali and Togo rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Mali ranks 20th and Togo ranks 22nd 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.