Cameroon vs Cote d'Ivoire: Maternal deaths by income group

Cameroon
4,119 deaths
in 2020
Cote d'Ivoire
4,401 deaths
in 2020
Cameroon rank
15th
Cote d'Ivoire rank
14th

Maternal deaths by income group over time

  • Cameroon
  • Cote d'Ivoire
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How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 4,401 deaths against 4,119 deaths in Cameroon, a difference of 282 deaths.

That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

Cameroon ranks 15th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 14th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Cote d'Ivoire in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Cote d'Ivoire Difference Ahead
1980s 3,183 deaths 3,305 deaths 121.72 deaths Cote d'Ivoire
1990s 3,910 deaths 3,304 deaths 605.92 deaths Cameroon
2000s 4,001 deaths 4,320 deaths 319.55 deaths Cote d'Ivoire
2010s 4,026 deaths 4,716 deaths 690.65 deaths Cote d'Ivoire
2020s 4,119 deaths 4,401 deaths 281.5 deaths Cote d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Cameroon or Cote d'Ivoire?
Cote d'Ivoire, at 4,401 deaths against 4,119 deaths in Cameroon as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire?
282 deaths, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for maternal deaths by income group?
Cameroon ranks 15th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 14th 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.