What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Gabon and Syrian Arab Republic?

21.27 deaths, with Gabon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Syrian Arab Republic?

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.

Gabon vs Syrian Arab Republic: Number of maternal deaths by region

Gabon

142.73 deaths

in 2020

Syrian Arab Republic

121.46 deaths

in 2020

Gabon rank

77th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

78th

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

Gabon
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 142.73 deaths against 121.46 deaths in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 21.27 deaths.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.2 times Syrian Arab Republic's.

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

Gabon ranks 77th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 78th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Syrian Arab Republic in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1980s	151.48 deaths	217.87 deaths	66.38 deaths	Syrian Arab Republic
1990s	141.14 deaths	181.29 deaths	40.15 deaths	Syrian Arab Republic
2000s	110.07 deaths	138.85 deaths	28.78 deaths	Syrian Arab Republic
2010s	127.88 deaths	130.98 deaths	3.1 deaths	Syrian Arab Republic
2020s	142.73 deaths	121.46 deaths	21.26 deaths	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Gabon or Syrian Arab Republic?: Gabon, at 142.73 deaths against 121.46 deaths in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Gabon and Syrian Arab Republic?: 21.27 deaths, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Syrian Arab Republic?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Gabon and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?: Gabon ranks 77th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 78th 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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About this data

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.