Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Timor-Leste or Tunisia?

Tunisia, at 73.98 deaths against 67.3 deaths in Timor-Leste as of 2020.

What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Timor-Leste and Tunisia?

6.68 deaths, with Tunisia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Tunisia?

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.

Timor-Leste vs Tunisia: Maternal deaths by income group

Timor-Leste

67.3 deaths

in 2020

Tunisia

73.98 deaths

in 2020

Timor-Leste rank

91st

Tunisia rank

89th

Maternal deaths by income group over time

Timor-Leste
Tunisia

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 73.98 deaths against 67.3 deaths in Timor-Leste, a difference of 6.68 deaths.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Timor-Leste's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Timor-Leste ranks 91st and Tunisia ranks 89th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Timor-Leste averaged higher in 4 and Tunisia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Timor-Leste	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	455.17 deaths	246.61 deaths	208.56 deaths	Timor-Leste
1990s	374.11 deaths	156.67 deaths	217.44 deaths	Timor-Leste
2000s	209.45 deaths	98.55 deaths	110.89 deaths	Timor-Leste
2010s	98.2 deaths	87.73 deaths	10.48 deaths	Timor-Leste
2020s	67.3 deaths	73.98 deaths	6.69 deaths	Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Timor-Leste or Tunisia?: Tunisia, at 73.98 deaths against 67.3 deaths in Timor-Leste as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Timor-Leste and Tunisia?: 6.68 deaths, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Tunisia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Timor-Leste and Tunisia rank globally for maternal deaths by income group?: Timor-Leste ranks 91st and Tunisia ranks 89th 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.