Afghanistan vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Maternal mortality, gaps filled

Afghanistan
620.41
in 2020
Democratic Republic of Congo
547.36
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
8th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
11th

Maternal mortality, gaps filled over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 620.41 against 547.36 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 73.05.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 8th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th of 189 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
1980s 1,579 1,055 524.52 Afghanistan
1990s 1,393 803.42 589.21 Afghanistan
2000s 1,125 639.44 485.95 Afghanistan
2010s 773.69 573.37 200.32 Afghanistan
2020s 620.41 547.36 73.05 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality, gaps filled, Afghanistan or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Afghanistan, at 620.41 against 547.36 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality, gaps filled between Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?
73.05, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
Afghanistan ranks 8th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Maternal mortality, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 8,953 data points, 1751–2020
Last refreshed

Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.