Botswana vs Namibia: Number of maternal deaths

Botswana
115.26 deaths
in 2020
Namibia
148.1 deaths
in 2020
Botswana rank
79th
Namibia rank
76th

Number of maternal deaths over time

  • Botswana
  • Namibia
50100150200250300198520022020

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 148.1 deaths against 115.26 deaths in Botswana, a difference of 32.84 deaths.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.3 times Botswana's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 79th and Namibia ranks 76th of 185 countries.

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About this data

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

The estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.