Somalia vs Sudan: Maternal deaths by income group

Somalia
4,519 deaths
in 2020
Sudan
4,112 deaths
in 2020
Somalia rank
13th
Sudan rank
16th

Maternal deaths by income group over time

  • Somalia
  • Sudan
2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k198520022020

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 4,519 deaths against 4,112 deaths in Sudan, a difference of 407 deaths.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sudan ahead.

Somalia ranks 13th and Sudan ranks 16th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Sudan Difference Ahead
1980s 3,960 deaths 10,977 deaths 7,017 deaths Sudan
1990s 3,941 deaths 8,641 deaths 4,701 deaths Sudan
2000s 5,338 deaths 5,812 deaths 474.14 deaths Sudan
2010s 4,908 deaths 4,333 deaths 574.89 deaths Somalia
2020s 4,519 deaths 4,112 deaths 406.47 deaths Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Somalia or Sudan?
Somalia, at 4,519 deaths against 4,112 deaths in Sudan as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Somalia and Sudan?
407 deaths, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sudan?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Somalia and Sudan rank globally for maternal deaths by income group?
Somalia ranks 13th and Sudan ranks 16th 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

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

Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.