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

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Niger 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.

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

Niger

441.07 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Togo

399.04 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Niger rank

19th

Togo rank

22nd

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Niger
Togo

How they compare

Niger currently reports 441.07 deaths per 100,000 live births against 399.04 deaths per 100,000 live births in Togo, a difference of 42.03 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

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

Niger ranks 19th and Togo ranks 22nd of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niger	Togo	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,060 deaths per 100,000 live births	615.77 deaths per 100,000 live births	443.85 deaths per 100,000 live births	Niger
1990s	894.51 deaths per 100,000 live births	557.15 deaths per 100,000 live births	337.36 deaths per 100,000 live births	Niger
2000s	780.35 deaths per 100,000 live births	493.96 deaths per 100,000 live births	286.4 deaths per 100,000 live births	Niger
2010s	501.2 deaths per 100,000 live births	468.33 deaths per 100,000 live births	32.87 deaths per 100,000 live births	Niger
2020s	441.07 deaths per 100,000 live births	399.04 deaths per 100,000 live births	42.03 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, Niger or Togo?: Niger, at 441.07 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 Niger and Togo?: 42.03 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Togo?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Niger and Togo rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Niger ranks 19th 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.