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

13.78 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Uganda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan 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.

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

Sudan

270.36 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Uganda

284.14 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Sudan rank

30th

Uganda rank

28th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Sudan
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 284.14 deaths per 100,000 live births against 270.36 deaths per 100,000 live births in Sudan, a difference of 13.78 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sudan ahead.

Sudan ranks 30th and Uganda ranks 28th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sudan	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,212 deaths per 100,000 live births	678.89 deaths per 100,000 live births	532.73 deaths per 100,000 live births	Sudan
1990s	919.79 deaths per 100,000 live births	546 deaths per 100,000 live births	373.79 deaths per 100,000 live births	Sudan
2000s	537.55 deaths per 100,000 live births	427.34 deaths per 100,000 live births	110.21 deaths per 100,000 live births	Sudan
2010s	317.09 deaths per 100,000 live births	322.41 deaths per 100,000 live births	5.32 deaths per 100,000 live births	Uganda
2020s	270.36 deaths per 100,000 live births	284.14 deaths per 100,000 live births	13.79 deaths per 100,000 live births	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Sudan or Uganda?: Uganda, at 284.14 deaths per 100,000 live births against 270.36 deaths per 100,000 live births in Sudan as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Sudan and Uganda?: 13.78 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Uganda?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Sudan and Uganda rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Sudan ranks 30th 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.