Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Netherlands or Turkmenistan?

Netherlands, at 7.46 deaths against 7.16 deaths in Turkmenistan as of 2020.

What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Netherlands and Turkmenistan?

0.3 deaths, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Turkmenistan?

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.

Netherlands vs Turkmenistan: Maternal deaths by income group

Netherlands

7.46 deaths

in 2020

Turkmenistan

7.16 deaths

in 2020

Netherlands rank

132nd

Turkmenistan rank

134th

Maternal deaths by income group over time

Netherlands
Turkmenistan

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 7.46 deaths against 7.16 deaths in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.3 deaths.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Netherlands ranks 132nd and Turkmenistan ranks 134th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Turkmenistan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	21.32 deaths	108.9 deaths	87.58 deaths	Turkmenistan
1990s	23.53 deaths	66.18 deaths	42.65 deaths	Turkmenistan
2000s	20.04 deaths	19.29 deaths	0.7502 deaths	Netherlands
2010s	9.31 deaths	9.07 deaths	0.236 deaths	Netherlands
2020s	7.46 deaths	7.16 deaths	0.3035 deaths	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Netherlands or Turkmenistan?: Netherlands, at 7.46 deaths against 7.16 deaths in Turkmenistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Netherlands and Turkmenistan?: 0.3 deaths, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Turkmenistan?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Netherlands and Turkmenistan rank globally for maternal deaths by income group?: Netherlands ranks 132nd and Turkmenistan ranks 134th 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.