What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Dominican Republic and Lesotho?

13.48 Deaths, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Lesotho?

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.

Dominican Republic vs Lesotho: Number of maternal deaths

Dominican Republic

252.91 Deaths

in 2023

Lesotho

266.39 Deaths

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

65th

Lesotho rank

64th

Number of maternal deaths over time

Dominican Republic
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 266.39 Deaths against 252.91 Deaths in Dominican Republic, a difference of 13.48 Deaths.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 65th and Lesotho ranks 64th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1980s	488.81 Deaths	438.43 Deaths	50.38 Deaths	Dominican Republic
1990s	336.34 Deaths	277.9 Deaths	58.45 Deaths	Dominican Republic
2000s	171.92 Deaths	407.89 Deaths	235.97 Deaths	Lesotho
2010s	213.47 Deaths	460.64 Deaths	247.17 Deaths	Lesotho
2020s	268.99 Deaths	290.02 Deaths	21.03 Deaths	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Dominican Republic or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 266.39 Deaths against 252.91 Deaths in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Dominican Republic and Lesotho?: 13.48 Deaths, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Lesotho?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Lesotho rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: Dominican Republic ranks 65th and Lesotho ranks 64th 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.