Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Central African Republic or Yemen?

Central African Republic, at 1,652 Deaths against 1,642 Deaths in Yemen as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Central African Republic and Yemen?

10 Deaths, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Yemen?

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.

Central African Republic vs Yemen: Number of maternal deaths

Central African Republic

1,652 Deaths

in 2023

Yemen

1,642 Deaths

in 2023

Central African Republic rank

30th

Yemen rank

31st

Number of maternal deaths over time

Central African Republic
Yemen

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 1,652 Deaths against 1,642 Deaths in Yemen, a difference of 10 Deaths.

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

Central African Republic ranks 30th and Yemen ranks 31st of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,031 Deaths	2,622 Deaths	1,591 Deaths	Yemen
1990s	1,634 Deaths	2,266 Deaths	632.15 Deaths	Yemen
2000s	2,468 Deaths	1,644 Deaths	824.05 Deaths	Central African Republic
2010s	2,321 Deaths	1,499 Deaths	822.09 Deaths	Central African Republic
2020s	2,276 Deaths	1,787 Deaths	488.32 Deaths	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Central African Republic or Yemen?: Central African Republic, at 1,652 Deaths against 1,642 Deaths in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Central African Republic and Yemen?: 10 Deaths, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Yemen?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Central African Republic and Yemen rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: Central African Republic ranks 30th and Yemen ranks 31st 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.