Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Dominican Republic or Russian Federation?

Dominican Republic, at 222.21 deaths against 197.2 deaths in Russian Federation as of 2020.

What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Dominican Republic and Russian Federation?

25.01 deaths, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Russian Federation?

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.

Dominican Republic vs Russian Federation: Number of maternal deaths

Dominican Republic

222.21 deaths

in 2020

Russian Federation

197.2 deaths

in 2020

Dominican Republic rank

69th

Russian Federation rank

72nd

Number of maternal deaths over time

Dominican Republic
Russian Federation

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 222.21 deaths against 197.2 deaths in Russian Federation, a difference of 25.01 deaths.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Russian Federation's.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 69th and Russian Federation ranks 72nd of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Russian Federation in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
1980s	311.28 deaths	2,078 deaths	1,767 deaths	Russian Federation
1990s	273.76 deaths	1,117 deaths	843.44 deaths	Russian Federation
2000s	171.25 deaths	503.42 deaths	332.17 deaths	Russian Federation
2010s	210.51 deaths	198.25 deaths	12.26 deaths	Dominican Republic
2020s	222.21 deaths	197.2 deaths	25.01 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 Russian Federation?: Dominican Republic, at 222.21 deaths against 197.2 deaths in Russian Federation as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Dominican Republic and Russian Federation?: 25.01 deaths, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Russian Federation?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Dominican Republic and Russian Federation rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: Dominican Republic ranks 69th and Russian Federation ranks 72nd 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.