What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Thailand?

19.12 deaths, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Thailand?

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.

Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Thailand: Maternal deaths by income group

Lao People's Democratic Republic

206.74 deaths

in 2020

Thailand

187.62 deaths

in 2020

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

71st

Thailand rank

74th

Maternal deaths by income group over time

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Thailand

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 206.74 deaths against 187.62 deaths in Thailand, a difference of 19.12 deaths.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 71st and Thailand ranks 74th of 185 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,410 deaths	778.64 deaths	631.58 deaths	Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s	1,224 deaths	519.84 deaths	703.8 deaths	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s	797.86 deaths	339.06 deaths	458.8 deaths	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	344.53 deaths	233.77 deaths	110.76 deaths	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s	206.74 deaths	187.62 deaths	19.12 deaths	Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Thailand?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 206.74 deaths against 187.62 deaths in Thailand as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Thailand?: 19.12 deaths, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Thailand?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Thailand rank globally for maternal deaths by income group?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 71st and Thailand ranks 74th 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.