Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Cameroon or South Sudan?

Cameroon, at 4,119 deaths against 3,790 deaths in South Sudan as of 2020.

What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Cameroon and South Sudan?

329 deaths, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and South Sudan?

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.

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.

Cameroon vs South Sudan: Maternal deaths by income group

Cameroon

4,119 deaths

in 2020

South Sudan

3,790 deaths

in 2020

Cameroon rank

15th

South Sudan rank

18th

Maternal deaths by income group over time

Cameroon
South Sudan

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 4,119 deaths against 3,790 deaths in South Sudan, a difference of 329 deaths.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.

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

Cameroon ranks 15th and South Sudan ranks 18th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	3,183 deaths	11,791 deaths	8,608 deaths	South Sudan
1990s	3,910 deaths	12,301 deaths	8,391 deaths	South Sudan
2000s	4,001 deaths	4,620 deaths	619.63 deaths	South Sudan
2010s	4,026 deaths	4,551 deaths	525.19 deaths	South Sudan
2020s	4,119 deaths	3,790 deaths	329.4 deaths	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Cameroon or South Sudan?: Cameroon, at 4,119 deaths against 3,790 deaths in South Sudan as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Cameroon and South Sudan?: 329 deaths, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and South Sudan?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Cameroon and South Sudan rank globally for maternal deaths by income group?: Cameroon ranks 15th and South Sudan ranks 18th 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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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: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.