Brazil vs Yemen: Maternal deaths by income group
Brazil
2,011 deaths
in 2020
Yemen
1,852 deaths
in 2020
Brazil rank
29th
Yemen rank
32nd
Maternal deaths by income group over time
- Brazil
- Yemen
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2,011 deaths against 1,852 deaths in Yemen, a difference of 159 deaths.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 29th and Yemen ranks 32nd of 185 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8,314 deaths | 2,738 deaths | 5,576 deaths | Brazil |
| 1990s | 4,897 deaths | 2,484 deaths | 2,414 deaths | Brazil |
| 2000s | 2,269 deaths | 1,662 deaths | 606.49 deaths | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1,817 deaths | 1,575 deaths | 241.69 deaths | Brazil |
| 2020s | 2,011 deaths | 1,852 deaths | 158.41 deaths | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Brazil or Yemen?
- Brazil, at 2,011 deaths against 1,852 deaths in Yemen as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Brazil and Yemen?
- 159 deaths, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Yemen?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Brazil and Yemen rank globally for maternal deaths by income group?
- Brazil ranks 29th and Yemen ranks 32nd 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
Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.