Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Australia or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 8.77 deaths against 8.71 deaths in Australia as of 2020.

What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Australia and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.06 deaths, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sao Tome and Principe?

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 Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Number of maternal deaths

Australia

8.71 deaths

in 2020

Sao Tome and Principe

8.77 deaths

in 2020

Australia rank

130th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

129th

Number of maternal deaths over time

Australia
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 8.77 deaths against 8.71 deaths in Australia, a difference of 0.06 deaths.

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

Australia ranks 130th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 129th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	20.46 deaths	10.07 deaths	10.39 deaths	Australia
1990s	21.12 deaths	9.23 deaths	11.89 deaths	Australia
2000s	14.17 deaths	10.25 deaths	3.92 deaths	Australia
2010s	16.32 deaths	10.22 deaths	6.1 deaths	Australia
2020s	8.71 deaths	8.77 deaths	0.0675 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Australia or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 8.77 deaths against 8.71 deaths in Australia as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Australia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.06 deaths, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Australia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: Australia ranks 130th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 129th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of maternal deaths
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.