Afghanistan vs Somalia: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Afghanistan
2.5%
in 2023
Somalia
3.4%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
6th
Somalia rank
4th
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 3.4% against 2.5% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.4 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 4th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.9% | 9.5% | 2.4% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 8.4% | 1.7% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 7.5% | 0.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 5.4% | 1.2% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 3.9% | 1.0% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes, Afghanistan or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 3.4% against 2.5% in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes between Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 0.9%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Afghanistan ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 4th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The probability that a 15 year old girl eventually dies from a pregnancy-related cause, assuming constant levels of maternal mortality and number of births per woman.