Cameroon vs Somalia: Number of maternal deaths by region
Cameroon
4,119 deaths
in 2020
Somalia
4,519 deaths
in 2020
Cameroon rank
15th
Somalia rank
13th
Number of maternal deaths by region over time
- Cameroon
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 4,519 deaths against 4,119 deaths in Cameroon, a difference of 400 deaths.
That makes Somalia'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 Somalia ahead.
Cameroon ranks 15th and Somalia ranks 13th of 185 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,183 deaths | 3,960 deaths | 776.75 deaths | Somalia |
| 1990s | 3,910 deaths | 3,941 deaths | 31.16 deaths | Somalia |
| 2000s | 4,001 deaths | 5,338 deaths | 1,337 deaths | Somalia |
| 2010s | 4,026 deaths | 4,908 deaths | 882.32 deaths | Somalia |
| 2020s | 4,119 deaths | 4,519 deaths | 399.32 deaths | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Cameroon or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 4,519 deaths against 4,119 deaths in Cameroon as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Cameroon and Somalia?
- 400 deaths, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Somalia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Cameroon and Somalia rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?
- Cameroon ranks 15th and Somalia ranks 13th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) β 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.