Brazil vs Dominican Republic: Death rate from pregnancy or maternal conditions
Brazil
1.59 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Dominican Republic
2.14 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Brazil rank
5th
Dominican Republic rank
3rd
Death rate from pregnancy or maternal conditions over time
- Brazil
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 2.14 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil, a difference of 0.55 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.4 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Brazil ranks 5th and Dominican Republic ranks 3rd of 111 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Dominican Republic in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7878 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3692 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 0.9735 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8679 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1056 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.8333 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6018 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2315 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.8352 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9458 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from pregnancy or maternal conditions, Brazil or Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 2.14 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil as of 2018.
- What is the difference in death rate from pregnancy or maternal conditions between Brazil and Dominican Republic?
- 0.55 deaths per 100,000 people, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Dominican Republic?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
- How do Brazil and Dominican Republic rank globally for death rate from pregnancy or maternal conditions?
- Brazil ranks 5th and Dominican Republic ranks 3rd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from pregnancy or maternal conditions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from maternal conditions in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.