Egypt vs Gambia: Number of maternal deaths
Egypt
416.62 deaths
in 2020
Gambia
398.67 deaths
in 2020
Egypt rank
59th
Gambia rank
61st
Number of maternal deaths over time
- Egypt
- Gambia
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 416.62 deaths against 398.67 deaths in Gambia, a difference of 17.95 deaths.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 59th and Gambia ranks 61st of 185 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,665 deaths | 485.43 deaths | 2,180 deaths | Egypt |
| 1990s | 1,971 deaths | 462.95 deaths | 1,508 deaths | Egypt |
| 2000s | 1,219 deaths | 501.19 deaths | 717.73 deaths | Egypt |
| 2010s | 660.73 deaths | 456.12 deaths | 204.61 deaths | Egypt |
| 2020s | 416.62 deaths | 398.67 deaths | 17.96 deaths | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Egypt or Gambia?
- Egypt, at 416.62 deaths against 398.67 deaths in Gambia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Egypt and Gambia?
- 17.95 deaths, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Gambia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Egypt and Gambia rank globally for number of maternal deaths?
- Egypt ranks 59th and Gambia ranks 61st 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.