Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Dominican Republic or Thailand?

Dominican Republic, at 252.91 Deaths against 203.67 Deaths in Thailand as of 2023.

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

49.24 Deaths, with Dominican Republic ahead.

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

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 Thailand: Number of maternal deaths

Dominican Republic

252.91 Deaths

in 2023

Thailand

203.67 Deaths

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

65th

Thailand rank

68th

Number of maternal deaths over time

Dominican Republic
Thailand

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 252.91 Deaths against 203.67 Deaths in Thailand, a difference of 49.24 Deaths.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Thailand ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 65th and Thailand ranks 68th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1980s	488.81 Deaths	799.53 Deaths	310.72 Deaths	Thailand
1990s	336.34 Deaths	557.44 Deaths	221.09 Deaths	Thailand
2000s	171.92 Deaths	372.38 Deaths	200.46 Deaths	Thailand
2010s	213.47 Deaths	262.03 Deaths	48.56 Deaths	Thailand
2020s	268.99 Deaths	335.57 Deaths	66.58 Deaths	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Dominican Republic or Thailand?: Dominican Republic, at 252.91 Deaths against 203.67 Deaths in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Dominican Republic and Thailand?: 49.24 Deaths, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Thailand?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Thailand rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: Dominican Republic ranks 65th and Thailand ranks 68th 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.