Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Somalia or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 5,390 deaths against 4,519 deaths in Somalia as of 2020.

What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Somalia and Tanzania, United Republic of?

871 deaths, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Tanzania, United Republic of?

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.

Somalia vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Maternal deaths by income group

Somalia

4,519 deaths

in 2020

Tanzania, United Republic of

5,390 deaths

in 2020

Somalia rank

13th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

10th

Maternal deaths by income group over time

Somalia
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 5,390 deaths against 4,519 deaths in Somalia, a difference of 871 deaths.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Tanzania, United Republic of has been ahead every year.

Somalia ranks 13th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 10th of 185 countries.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1980s	3,960 deaths	8,956 deaths	4,997 deaths	Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s	3,941 deaths	10,920 deaths	6,980 deaths	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	5,338 deaths	9,987 deaths	4,649 deaths	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	4,908 deaths	6,901 deaths	1,993 deaths	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	4,519 deaths	5,390 deaths	871.75 deaths	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Somalia or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 5,390 deaths against 4,519 deaths in Somalia as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Somalia and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 871 deaths, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Somalia and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for maternal deaths by income group?: Somalia ranks 13th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 10th 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.