Peru vs South Africa: Death rate from maternal disorders

Peru
0.5662
in 2022
South Africa
0.8735
in 2020
Peru rank
18th
South Africa rank
15th

Death rate from maternal disorders over time

  • Peru
  • South Africa
0123199520082022

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.8735 against 0.5662 in Peru, a difference of 0.3073.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.5 times Peru's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Peru ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 15th of 110 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 1.1 1.46 0.3603 South Africa
2000s 0.744 2.43 1.68 South Africa
2010s 0.4972 1.6 1.1 South Africa
2020s 0.6711 0.8735 0.2024 South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from maternal disorders, Peru or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.8735 against 0.5662 in Peru as of 2020.
What is the difference in death rate from maternal disorders between Peru and South Africa?
0.3073, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and South Africa?
25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.
How do Peru and South Africa rank globally for death rate from maternal disorders?
Peru ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 15th of 110 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Death rate from maternal disorders. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Death rate from maternal disorders
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed