What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Central African Republic and Zimbabwe?

154 deaths, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Zimbabwe?

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.

Central African Republic vs Zimbabwe: Number of maternal deaths by region

Central African Republic

1,888 deaths

in 2020

Zimbabwe

1,734 deaths

in 2020

Central African Republic rank

31st

Zimbabwe rank

33rd

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

Central African Republic
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 1,888 deaths against 1,734 deaths in Zimbabwe, a difference of 154 deaths.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 31st and Zimbabwe ranks 33rd of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,230 deaths	1,381 deaths	150.99 deaths	Zimbabwe
1990s	1,613 deaths	1,299 deaths	314.6 deaths	Central African Republic
2000s	2,125 deaths	2,430 deaths	304.98 deaths	Zimbabwe
2010s	1,935 deaths	2,216 deaths	280.7 deaths	Zimbabwe
2020s	1,888 deaths	1,734 deaths	153.85 deaths	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Central African Republic or Zimbabwe?: Central African Republic, at 1,888 deaths against 1,734 deaths in Zimbabwe as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Central African Republic and Zimbabwe?: 154 deaths, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Zimbabwe?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Central African Republic and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?: Central African Republic ranks 31st and Zimbabwe ranks 33rd 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.