Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Djibouti or Timor-Leste?

Timor-Leste, at 67.3 deaths against 56.28 deaths in Djibouti as of 2020.

What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Djibouti and Timor-Leste?

11.02 deaths, with Timor-Leste ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Timor-Leste?

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.

Djibouti vs Timor-Leste: Number of maternal deaths by region

Djibouti

56.28 deaths

in 2020

Timor-Leste

67.3 deaths

in 2020

Djibouti rank

94th

Timor-Leste rank

91st

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

Djibouti
Timor-Leste

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 67.3 deaths against 56.28 deaths in Djibouti, a difference of 11.02 deaths.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.2 times Djibouti's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.

Djibouti ranks 94th and Timor-Leste ranks 91st of 185 countries.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Djibouti	Timor-Leste	Difference	Ahead
1980s	120.88 deaths	455.17 deaths	334.29 deaths	Timor-Leste
1990s	141.7 deaths	374.11 deaths	232.41 deaths	Timor-Leste
2000s	98.34 deaths	209.45 deaths	111.1 deaths	Timor-Leste
2010s	60.59 deaths	98.2 deaths	37.61 deaths	Timor-Leste
2020s	56.28 deaths	67.3 deaths	11.02 deaths	Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Djibouti or Timor-Leste?: Timor-Leste, at 67.3 deaths against 56.28 deaths in Djibouti as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Djibouti and Timor-Leste?: 11.02 deaths, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Timor-Leste?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Djibouti and Timor-Leste rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?: Djibouti ranks 94th and Timor-Leste ranks 91st 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.