Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Central African Republic or Yemen?

Central African Republic, at 1,888 deaths against 1,852 deaths in Yemen as of 2020.

What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Central African Republic and Yemen?

36 deaths, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Yemen?

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.

Central African Republic vs Yemen: Number of maternal deaths

Central African Republic

1,888 deaths

in 2020

Yemen

1,852 deaths

in 2020

Central African Republic rank

31st

Yemen rank

32nd

Number of maternal deaths over time

Central African Republic
Yemen

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 1,888 deaths against 1,852 deaths in Yemen, a difference of 36 deaths.

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

Central African Republic ranks 31st and Yemen ranks 32nd of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,230 deaths	2,738 deaths	1,509 deaths	Yemen
1990s	1,613 deaths	2,484 deaths	870.17 deaths	Yemen
2000s	2,125 deaths	1,662 deaths	462.28 deaths	Central African Republic
2010s	1,935 deaths	1,575 deaths	359.89 deaths	Central African Republic
2020s	1,888 deaths	1,852 deaths	35.36 deaths	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Central African Republic or Yemen?: Central African Republic, at 1,888 deaths against 1,852 deaths in Yemen as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Central African Republic and Yemen?: 36 deaths, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Yemen?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Central African Republic and Yemen rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: Central African Republic ranks 31st and Yemen ranks 32nd 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.