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

11,702 deaths, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.

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

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 Pakistan: Number of maternal deaths by region

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

21,511 deaths

in 2020

Pakistan

9,809 deaths

in 2020

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

3rd

Pakistan rank

5th

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Pakistan

How they compare

Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 21,511 deaths against 9,809 deaths in Pakistan, a difference of 11,702 deaths.

That makes Congo, Democratic Republic of the's figure about 2.2 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 5th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Congo, Democratic Republic of the averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	16,026 deaths	18,028 deaths	2,001 deaths	Pakistan
1990s	15,313 deaths	22,274 deaths	6,961 deaths	Pakistan
2000s	15,906 deaths	17,909 deaths	2,003 deaths	Pakistan
2010s	19,438 deaths	12,593 deaths	6,845 deaths	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2020s	21,511 deaths	9,809 deaths	11,702 deaths	Congo, Democratic Republic of the

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 Pakistan?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 21,511 deaths against 9,809 deaths in Pakistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Pakistan?: 11,702 deaths, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Pakistan?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Pakistan rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 5th 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.