Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Algeria or United States of America?

United States of America, at 773.82 deaths against 757.52 deaths in Algeria as of 2020.

What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Algeria and United States of America?

16.3 deaths, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and United States of America?

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.

Algeria vs United States of America: Number of maternal deaths by region

Algeria

757.52 deaths

in 2020

United States of America

773.82 deaths

in 2020

Algeria rank

49th

United States of America rank

48th

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

Algeria
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 773.82 deaths against 757.52 deaths in Algeria, a difference of 16.3 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 49th and United States of America ranks 48th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,949 deaths	413.45 deaths	1,536 deaths	Algeria
1990s	1,402 deaths	430.51 deaths	971.3 deaths	Algeria
2000s	958.44 deaths	551.56 deaths	406.88 deaths	Algeria
2010s	890.58 deaths	678.05 deaths	212.53 deaths	Algeria
2020s	757.52 deaths	773.82 deaths	16.29 deaths	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Algeria or United States of America?: United States of America, at 773.82 deaths against 757.52 deaths in Algeria as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Algeria and United States of America?: 16.3 deaths, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and United States of America?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Algeria and United States of America rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?: Algeria ranks 49th and United States of America ranks 48th 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.