Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Bulgaria or Republic of Moldova?

Republic of Moldova, at 4.78 deaths against 4.25 deaths in Bulgaria as of 2020.

What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Bulgaria and Republic of Moldova?

0.53 deaths, with Republic of Moldova ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Republic of Moldova?

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.

Bulgaria vs Republic of Moldova: Number of maternal deaths by region

Bulgaria

4.25 deaths

in 2020

Republic of Moldova

4.78 deaths

in 2020

Bulgaria rank

148th

Republic of Moldova rank

145th

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

Bulgaria
Republic of Moldova

How they compare

Republic of Moldova currently reports 4.78 deaths against 4.25 deaths in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.53 deaths.

That makes Republic of Moldova's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Republic of Moldova has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 148th and Republic of Moldova ranks 145th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Republic of Moldova	Difference	Ahead
1980s	27.77 deaths	57.14 deaths	29.37 deaths	Republic of Moldova
1990s	19.06 deaths	42.66 deaths	23.59 deaths	Republic of Moldova
2000s	10.89 deaths	15.83 deaths	4.94 deaths	Republic of Moldova
2010s	5.28 deaths	7.7 deaths	2.43 deaths	Republic of Moldova
2020s	4.25 deaths	4.78 deaths	0.5316 deaths	Republic of Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Bulgaria or Republic of Moldova?: Republic of Moldova, at 4.78 deaths against 4.25 deaths in Bulgaria as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Bulgaria and Republic of Moldova?: 0.53 deaths, with Republic of Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Republic of Moldova?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Bulgaria and Republic of Moldova rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?: Bulgaria ranks 148th and Republic of Moldova ranks 145th 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.