What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and India?

2,242 deaths, with India ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and India?

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.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs India: Number of maternal deaths by region

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

21,511 deaths

in 2020

India

23,753 deaths

in 2020

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

3rd

India rank

2nd

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
India

How they compare

India currently reports 23,753 deaths against 21,511 deaths in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 2,242 deaths.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Congo, Democratic Republic of the's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 3rd and India ranks 2nd of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	India	Difference	Ahead
1980s	16,026 deaths	159,974 deaths	143,948 deaths	India
1990s	15,313 deaths	127,005 deaths	111,692 deaths	India
2000s	15,906 deaths	81,027 deaths	65,121 deaths	India
2010s	19,438 deaths	35,359 deaths	15,921 deaths	India
2020s	21,511 deaths	23,753 deaths	2,242 deaths	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or India?: India, at 23,753 deaths against 21,511 deaths in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and India?: 2,242 deaths, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and India?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and India rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 3rd and India ranks 2nd 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.