Afghanistan vs Indonesia: Maternal deaths by income group

Afghanistan
8,698 deaths
in 2020
Indonesia
7,826 deaths
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
6th
Indonesia rank
7th

Maternal deaths by income group over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Indonesia
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k198520022020

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 8,698 deaths against 7,826 deaths in Indonesia, a difference of 872 deaths.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Indonesia ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Indonesia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Indonesia Difference Ahead
1980s 8,498 deaths 22,307 deaths 13,809 deaths Indonesia
1990s 10,787 deaths 16,304 deaths 5,517 deaths Indonesia
2000s 11,986 deaths 12,859 deaths 872.74 deaths Indonesia
2010s 9,798 deaths 9,494 deaths 304.39 deaths Afghanistan
2020s 8,698 deaths 7,826 deaths 871.64 deaths Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Afghanistan or Indonesia?
Afghanistan, at 8,698 deaths against 7,826 deaths in Indonesia as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Afghanistan and Indonesia?
872 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Indonesia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Indonesia rank globally for maternal deaths by income group?
Afghanistan ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal deaths by income group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Maternal deaths by income group
Unit
deaths
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

Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.