Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Azerbaijan or Tajikistan?

Azerbaijan, at 53.81 deaths against 43.74 deaths in Tajikistan as of 2020.

What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Azerbaijan and Tajikistan?

10.07 deaths, with Azerbaijan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Tajikistan?

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.

Azerbaijan vs Tajikistan: Number of maternal deaths

Azerbaijan

53.81 deaths

in 2020

Tajikistan

43.74 deaths

in 2020

Azerbaijan rank

97th

Tajikistan rank

99th

Number of maternal deaths over time

Azerbaijan
Tajikistan

How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 53.81 deaths against 43.74 deaths in Tajikistan, a difference of 10.07 deaths.

That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.2 times Tajikistan's.

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

Azerbaijan ranks 97th and Tajikistan ranks 99th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 1 and Tajikistan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	109.56 deaths	215.36 deaths	105.79 deaths	Tajikistan
1990s	100.62 deaths	197.18 deaths	96.56 deaths	Tajikistan
2000s	66.74 deaths	95.05 deaths	28.31 deaths	Tajikistan
2010s	50.29 deaths	57.16 deaths	6.87 deaths	Tajikistan
2020s	53.81 deaths	43.74 deaths	10.07 deaths	Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Azerbaijan or Tajikistan?: Azerbaijan, at 53.81 deaths against 43.74 deaths in Tajikistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Azerbaijan and Tajikistan?: 10.07 deaths, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Tajikistan?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Azerbaijan and Tajikistan rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: Azerbaijan ranks 97th and Tajikistan ranks 99th 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.