Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Botswana or Syrian Arab Republic?

Syrian Arab Republic, at 121.46 deaths against 115.26 deaths in Botswana as of 2020.

What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Botswana and Syrian Arab Republic?

6.2 deaths, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Syrian Arab Republic?

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.

Botswana vs Syrian Arab Republic: Number of maternal deaths by region

Botswana

115.26 deaths

in 2020

Syrian Arab Republic

121.46 deaths

in 2020

Botswana rank

79th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

78th

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

Botswana
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 121.46 deaths against 115.26 deaths in Botswana, a difference of 6.2 deaths.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Syrian Arab Republic has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 79th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 78th of 185 countries.

Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1980s	104.1 deaths	217.87 deaths	113.77 deaths	Syrian Arab Republic
1990s	93.51 deaths	181.29 deaths	87.78 deaths	Syrian Arab Republic
2000s	105 deaths	138.85 deaths	33.85 deaths	Syrian Arab Republic
2010s	100.84 deaths	130.98 deaths	30.14 deaths	Syrian Arab Republic
2020s	115.26 deaths	121.46 deaths	6.21 deaths	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Botswana or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 121.46 deaths against 115.26 deaths in Botswana as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Botswana and Syrian Arab Republic?: 6.2 deaths, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Syrian Arab Republic?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Botswana and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?: Botswana ranks 79th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 78th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Botswana vs Syrian Arab Republic: Number of maternal deaths by region. Statizoid, drawing on UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-maternal-deaths-by-region/botswana/syrian-arab-republic/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-maternal-deaths-by-region/botswana/syrian-arab-republic/">Botswana vs Syrian Arab Republic: Number of maternal deaths by region</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.