Côte d'Ivoire vs Somalia: Number of maternal deaths
Côte d'Ivoire
4,401 deaths
in 2020
Somalia
4,519 deaths
in 2020
Côte d'Ivoire rank
14th
Somalia rank
13th
Number of maternal deaths over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 4,519 deaths against 4,401 deaths in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 118 deaths.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Somalia ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 14th and Somalia ranks 13th of 185 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,305 deaths | 3,960 deaths | 655.04 deaths | Somalia |
| 1990s | 3,304 deaths | 3,941 deaths | 637.09 deaths | Somalia |
| 2000s | 4,320 deaths | 5,338 deaths | 1,017 deaths | Somalia |
| 2010s | 4,716 deaths | 4,908 deaths | 191.67 deaths | Somalia |
| 2020s | 4,401 deaths | 4,519 deaths | 117.82 deaths | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Côte d'Ivoire or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 4,519 deaths against 4,401 deaths in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Côte d'Ivoire and Somalia?
- 118 deaths, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Somalia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Somalia rank globally for number of maternal deaths?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 14th and Somalia ranks 13th 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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About this data
Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.