Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Senegal or South Africa?

South Africa, at 1,516 deaths against 1,417 deaths in Senegal as of 2020.

What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Senegal and South Africa?

99 deaths, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and South Africa?

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.

Senegal vs South Africa: Maternal deaths by income group

Senegal

1,417 deaths

in 2020

South Africa

1,516 deaths

in 2020

Senegal rank

37th

South Africa rank

35th

Maternal deaths by income group over time

Senegal
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1,516 deaths against 1,417 deaths in Senegal, a difference of 99 deaths.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

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

Senegal ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 35th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Senegal	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2,017 deaths	2,047 deaths	29.83 deaths	South Africa
1990s	2,047 deaths	1,686 deaths	360.93 deaths	Senegal
2000s	2,249 deaths	2,194 deaths	54.49 deaths	Senegal
2010s	1,698 deaths	1,792 deaths	93.43 deaths	South Africa
2020s	1,417 deaths	1,516 deaths	99.07 deaths	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Senegal or South Africa?: South Africa, at 1,516 deaths against 1,417 deaths in Senegal as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Senegal and South Africa?: 99 deaths, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and South Africa?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Senegal and South Africa rank globally for maternal deaths by income group?: Senegal ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 35th 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.