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

Dominican Republic, at 222.21 deaths against 219.25 deaths in Türkiye as of 2020.

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

2.96 deaths, with Dominican Republic ahead.

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

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 Türkiye: Number of maternal deaths

Dominican Republic

222.21 deaths

in 2020

Türkiye

219.25 deaths

in 2020

Dominican Republic rank

69th

Türkiye rank

70th

Number of maternal deaths over time

Dominican Republic
Türkiye

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 222.21 deaths against 219.25 deaths in Türkiye, a difference of 2.96 deaths.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Türkiye ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 69th and Türkiye ranks 70th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1980s	311.28 deaths	719.68 deaths	408.41 deaths	Türkiye
1990s	273.76 deaths	546.23 deaths	272.48 deaths	Türkiye
2000s	171.25 deaths	348.43 deaths	177.18 deaths	Türkiye
2010s	210.51 deaths	265.59 deaths	55.08 deaths	Türkiye
2020s	222.21 deaths	219.25 deaths	2.96 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 Türkiye?: Dominican Republic, at 222.21 deaths against 219.25 deaths in Türkiye as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Dominican Republic and Türkiye?: 2.96 deaths, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Türkiye?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Dominican Republic and Türkiye rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: Dominican Republic ranks 69th and Türkiye ranks 70th 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.