Cameroon vs Côte d'Ivoire: Number of maternal deaths by region
Cameroon
4,119 deaths
in 2020
Côte d'Ivoire
4,401 deaths
in 2020
Cameroon rank
15th
Côte d'Ivoire rank
14th
Number of maternal deaths by region over time
- Cameroon
- Côte d'Ivoire
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 4,401 deaths against 4,119 deaths in Cameroon, a difference of 282 deaths.
That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
Cameroon ranks 15th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 14th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Côte d'Ivoire in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Côte d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,183 deaths | 3,305 deaths | 121.72 deaths | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 3,910 deaths | 3,304 deaths | 605.92 deaths | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 4,001 deaths | 4,320 deaths | 319.55 deaths | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 4,026 deaths | 4,716 deaths | 690.65 deaths | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 4,119 deaths | 4,401 deaths | 281.5 deaths | Côte d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Cameroon or Côte d'Ivoire?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 4,401 deaths against 4,119 deaths in Cameroon as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 282 deaths, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?
- Cameroon ranks 15th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 14th 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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About this data
Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.