Ethiopia vs India: Number of maternal deaths by region
Ethiopia
10,246 deaths
in 2020
India
23,753 deaths
in 2020
Ethiopia rank
4th
India rank
2nd
Number of maternal deaths by region over time
- Ethiopia
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 23,753 deaths against 10,246 deaths in Ethiopia, a difference of 13,507 deaths.
That makes India's figure about 2.3 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 4th 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 | Ethiopia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26,841 deaths | 159,974 deaths | 133,133 deaths | India |
| 1990s | 28,642 deaths | 127,005 deaths | 98,364 deaths | India |
| 2000s | 26,839 deaths | 81,027 deaths | 54,188 deaths | India |
| 2010s | 15,095 deaths | 35,359 deaths | 20,264 deaths | India |
| 2020s | 10,246 deaths | 23,753 deaths | 13,507 deaths | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Ethiopia or India?
- India, at 23,753 deaths against 10,246 deaths in Ethiopia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Ethiopia and India?
- 13,507 deaths, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and India?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Ethiopia and India rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?
- Ethiopia ranks 4th and India ranks 2nd of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) β 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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About this data
Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.