Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Bangladesh or Somalia?

Somalia, at 4,437 Deaths against 4,017 Deaths in Bangladesh as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Bangladesh and Somalia?

420 Deaths, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Somalia?

39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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.

Bangladesh vs Somalia: Number of maternal deaths

Bangladesh

4,017 Deaths

in 2023

Somalia

4,437 Deaths

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

14th

Somalia rank

12th

Number of maternal deaths over time

Bangladesh
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 4,437 Deaths against 4,017 Deaths in Bangladesh, a difference of 420 Deaths.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 14th and Somalia ranks 12th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	35,777 Deaths	4,984 Deaths	30,793 Deaths	Bangladesh
1990s	27,690 Deaths	4,676 Deaths	23,014 Deaths	Bangladesh
2000s	15,215 Deaths	5,615 Deaths	9,599 Deaths	Bangladesh
2010s	6,904 Deaths	5,283 Deaths	1,621 Deaths	Bangladesh
2020s	5,082 Deaths	4,918 Deaths	163.82 Deaths	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Bangladesh or Somalia?: Somalia, at 4,437 Deaths against 4,017 Deaths in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Bangladesh and Somalia?: 420 Deaths, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Somalia?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Somalia rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: Bangladesh ranks 14th and Somalia ranks 12th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 7,605 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated annual number of women who die from maternal conditions.