Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Afghanistan or Ethiopia?

Ethiopia, at 10,246 deaths against 8,698 deaths in Afghanistan as of 2020.

What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Afghanistan and Ethiopia?

1,548 deaths, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ethiopia?

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Ethiopia: Number of maternal deaths by region

Afghanistan

8,698 deaths

in 2020

Ethiopia

10,246 deaths

in 2020

Afghanistan rank

6th

Ethiopia rank

4th

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

Afghanistan
Ethiopia

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 10,246 deaths against 8,698 deaths in Afghanistan, a difference of 1,548 deaths.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 6th and Ethiopia ranks 4th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	8,498 deaths	26,841 deaths	18,343 deaths	Ethiopia
1990s	10,787 deaths	28,642 deaths	17,855 deaths	Ethiopia
2000s	11,986 deaths	26,839 deaths	14,853 deaths	Ethiopia
2010s	9,798 deaths	15,095 deaths	5,297 deaths	Ethiopia
2020s	8,698 deaths	10,246 deaths	1,548 deaths	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Afghanistan or Ethiopia?: Ethiopia, at 10,246 deaths against 8,698 deaths in Afghanistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Afghanistan and Ethiopia?: 1,548 deaths, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ethiopia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Ethiopia rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?: Afghanistan ranks 6th and Ethiopia ranks 4th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of maternal deaths by region
Unit: deaths
Source: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.