Dominican Republic vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Number of maternal deaths

Dominican Republic
222.21 deaths
in 2020
Lao People's Democratic Republic
206.74 deaths
in 2020
Dominican Republic rank
69th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
71st

Number of maternal deaths over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
05001.0k1.5k198520022020

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 222.21 deaths against 206.74 deaths in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 15.47 deaths.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 69th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 71st of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1980s 311.28 deaths 1,410 deaths 1,099 deaths Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 273.76 deaths 1,224 deaths 949.88 deaths Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 171.25 deaths 797.86 deaths 626.61 deaths Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 210.51 deaths 344.53 deaths 134.02 deaths Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 222.21 deaths 206.74 deaths 15.47 deaths Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Dominican Republic or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Dominican Republic, at 222.21 deaths against 206.74 deaths in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Dominican Republic and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
15.47 deaths, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Dominican Republic and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for number of maternal deaths?
Dominican Republic ranks 69th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 71st 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

Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.