India vs Pakistan: Number of maternal deaths by region
India
23,753 deaths
in 2020
Pakistan
9,809 deaths
in 2020
India rank
2nd
Pakistan rank
5th
Number of maternal deaths by region over time
- India
- Pakistan
How they compare
India currently reports 23,753 deaths against 9,809 deaths in Pakistan, a difference of 13,944 deaths.
That makes India's figure about 2.4 times Pakistan's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 2nd and Pakistan ranks 5th of 185 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 159,974 deaths | 18,028 deaths | 141,947 deaths | India |
| 1990s | 127,005 deaths | 22,274 deaths | 104,731 deaths | India |
| 2000s | 81,027 deaths | 17,909 deaths | 63,118 deaths | India |
| 2010s | 35,359 deaths | 12,593 deaths | 22,766 deaths | India |
| 2020s | 23,753 deaths | 9,809 deaths | 13,944 deaths | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, India or Pakistan?
- India, at 23,753 deaths against 9,809 deaths in Pakistan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between India and Pakistan?
- 13,944 deaths, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do India and Pakistan rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?
- India ranks 2nd and Pakistan ranks 5th 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.