Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Netherlands or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 8.77 deaths against 7.46 deaths in Netherlands as of 2020.

What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Netherlands and Sao Tome and Principe?

1.31 deaths, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sao Tome and Principe?

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.

Netherlands vs Sao Tome and Principe: Number of maternal deaths

Netherlands

7.46 deaths

in 2020

Sao Tome and Principe

8.77 deaths

in 2020

Netherlands rank

132nd

Sao Tome and Principe rank

129th

Number of maternal deaths over time

Netherlands
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 8.77 deaths against 7.46 deaths in Netherlands, a difference of 1.31 deaths.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.

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

Netherlands ranks 132nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 129th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	21.32 deaths	10.07 deaths	11.25 deaths	Netherlands
1990s	23.53 deaths	9.23 deaths	14.3 deaths	Netherlands
2000s	20.04 deaths	10.25 deaths	9.79 deaths	Netherlands
2010s	9.31 deaths	10.22 deaths	0.9069 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	7.46 deaths	8.77 deaths	1.32 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Netherlands or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 8.77 deaths against 7.46 deaths in Netherlands as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Netherlands and Sao Tome and Principe?: 1.31 deaths, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sao Tome and Principe?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Netherlands and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: Netherlands ranks 132nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 129th 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

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.