What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Democratic Republic of Congo and Pakistan?

11,702 deaths, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Pakistan?

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Pakistan: Maternal deaths by income group

Democratic Republic of Congo

21,511 deaths

in 2020

Pakistan

9,809 deaths

in 2020

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

3rd

Pakistan rank

5th

Maternal deaths by income group over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Pakistan

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 21,511 deaths against 9,809 deaths in Pakistan, a difference of 11,702 deaths.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 2.2 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 5th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	16,026 deaths	18,028 deaths	2,001 deaths	Pakistan
1990s	15,313 deaths	22,274 deaths	6,961 deaths	Pakistan
2000s	15,906 deaths	17,909 deaths	2,003 deaths	Pakistan
2010s	19,438 deaths	12,593 deaths	6,845 deaths	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	21,511 deaths	9,809 deaths	11,702 deaths	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Democratic Republic of Congo or Pakistan?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 21,511 deaths against 9,809 deaths in Pakistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Democratic Republic of Congo and Pakistan?: 11,702 deaths, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Pakistan?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Pakistan rank globally for maternal deaths by income group?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 5th 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.