Afghanistan vs Developing regions: Maternal mortality ratio

Afghanistan
520.5 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Developing regions
215.42 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
6th
Developing regions rank
9th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Developing regions
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 520.5 per 100,000 live births against 215.42 per 100,000 live births in Developing regions, a difference of 305.08 per 100,000 live births.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.4 times Developing regions's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 6th and Developing regions ranks 9th of 196 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Developing regions Difference Ahead
2000s 1,140 per 100,000 live births 320.59 per 100,000 live births 819.73 per 100,000 live births Afghanistan
2010s 740.6 per 100,000 live births 251.58 per 100,000 live births 489.03 per 100,000 live births Afghanistan
2020s 591.27 per 100,000 live births 232.96 per 100,000 live births 358.31 per 100,000 live births Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Afghanistan or Developing regions?
Afghanistan, at 520.5 per 100,000 live births against 215.42 per 100,000 live births in Developing regions as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Afghanistan and Developing regions?
305.08 per 100,000 live births, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Developing regions?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Developing regions rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Afghanistan ranks 6th and Developing regions ranks 9th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio
Unit
per 100,000 live births
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
235 places, 5,640 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed