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
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) β 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.