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

42.28 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Togo ahead.

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

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.

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

Togo

399.04 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Zimbabwe

356.76 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Togo rank

22nd

Zimbabwe rank

25th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Togo
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Togo currently reports 399.04 deaths per 100,000 live births against 356.76 deaths per 100,000 live births in Zimbabwe, a difference of 42.28 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Togo ahead.

Togo ranks 22nd and Zimbabwe ranks 25th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Togo averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Togo	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	615.77 deaths per 100,000 live births	383.7 deaths per 100,000 live births	232.07 deaths per 100,000 live births	Togo
1990s	557.15 deaths per 100,000 live births	348.81 deaths per 100,000 live births	208.34 deaths per 100,000 live births	Togo
2000s	493.96 deaths per 100,000 live births	554.4 deaths per 100,000 live births	60.44 deaths per 100,000 live births	Zimbabwe
2010s	468.33 deaths per 100,000 live births	457.01 deaths per 100,000 live births	11.32 deaths per 100,000 live births	Togo
2020s	399.04 deaths per 100,000 live births	356.76 deaths per 100,000 live births	42.28 deaths per 100,000 live births	Togo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Togo or Zimbabwe?: Togo, at 399.04 deaths per 100,000 live births against 356.76 deaths per 100,000 live births in Zimbabwe as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Togo and Zimbabwe?: 42.28 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Togo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Togo and Zimbabwe?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Togo and Zimbabwe rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Togo ranks 22nd and Zimbabwe ranks 25th 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.