What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Eritrea and Iran, Islamic Republic of?

54.29 deaths, with Eritrea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Iran, Islamic Republic of?

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.

Eritrea vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Number of maternal deaths by region

Eritrea

327.98 deaths

in 2020

Iran, Islamic Republic of

273.69 deaths

in 2020

Eritrea rank

65th

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

67th

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

Eritrea
Iran, Islamic Republic of

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 327.98 deaths against 273.69 deaths in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 54.29 deaths.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.2 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

Eritrea ranks 65th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 67th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Iran, Islamic Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,291 deaths	1,815 deaths	523.86 deaths	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1990s	852.55 deaths	858.79 deaths	6.24 deaths	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s	577.75 deaths	415.8 deaths	161.95 deaths	Eritrea
2010s	414.15 deaths	325.47 deaths	88.69 deaths	Eritrea
2020s	327.98 deaths	273.69 deaths	54.29 deaths	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Eritrea or Iran, Islamic Republic of?: Eritrea, at 327.98 deaths against 273.69 deaths in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Eritrea and Iran, Islamic Republic of?: 54.29 deaths, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Iran, Islamic Republic of?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Eritrea and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?: Eritrea ranks 65th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 67th 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.