Laos vs Turkey: Maternal deaths by income group
Laos
206.74 deaths
in 2020
Turkey
219.25 deaths
in 2020
Laos rank
71st
Turkey rank
70th
Maternal deaths by income group over time
- Laos
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 219.25 deaths against 206.74 deaths in Laos, a difference of 12.51 deaths.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 71st and Turkey ranks 70th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 4 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,410 deaths | 719.68 deaths | 690.54 deaths | Laos |
| 1990s | 1,224 deaths | 546.23 deaths | 677.4 deaths | Laos |
| 2000s | 797.86 deaths | 348.43 deaths | 449.43 deaths | Laos |
| 2010s | 344.53 deaths | 265.59 deaths | 78.94 deaths | Laos |
| 2020s | 206.74 deaths | 219.25 deaths | 12.51 deaths | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Laos or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 219.25 deaths against 206.74 deaths in Laos as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Laos and Turkey?
- 12.51 deaths, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Turkey?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Laos and Turkey rank globally for maternal deaths by income group?
- Laos ranks 71st and Turkey ranks 70th 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.