Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Kenya or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 6,472 Deaths against 5,682 Deaths in Kenya as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?

790 Deaths, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?

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.

Kenya vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Number of maternal deaths

Kenya

5,682 Deaths

in 2023

Tanzania, United Republic of

6,472 Deaths

in 2023

Kenya rank

10th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

7th

Number of maternal deaths over time

Kenya
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 6,472 Deaths against 5,682 Deaths in Kenya, a difference of 790 Deaths.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Kenya ranks 10th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 7th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1980s	5,592 Deaths	10,217 Deaths	4,625 Deaths	Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s	5,666 Deaths	9,971 Deaths	4,304 Deaths	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	6,215 Deaths	7,030 Deaths	814.73 Deaths	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	6,767 Deaths	7,951 Deaths	1,184 Deaths	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	5,935 Deaths	4,297 Deaths	1,637 Deaths	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Kenya or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 6,472 Deaths against 5,682 Deaths in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 790 Deaths, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: Kenya ranks 10th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 7th 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.