Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Indonesia or Pakistan?

Pakistan, at 9,809 deaths against 7,826 deaths in Indonesia as of 2020.

What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Indonesia and Pakistan?

1,983 deaths, with Pakistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Pakistan?

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.

Indonesia vs Pakistan: Number of maternal deaths by region

Indonesia

7,826 deaths

in 2020

Pakistan

9,809 deaths

in 2020

Indonesia rank

7th

Pakistan rank

5th

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

Indonesia
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 9,809 deaths against 7,826 deaths in Indonesia, a difference of 1,983 deaths.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.3 times Indonesia's.

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

Indonesia ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 5th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	22,307 deaths	18,028 deaths	4,280 deaths	Indonesia
1990s	16,304 deaths	22,274 deaths	5,970 deaths	Pakistan
2000s	12,859 deaths	17,909 deaths	5,050 deaths	Pakistan
2010s	9,494 deaths	12,593 deaths	3,099 deaths	Pakistan
2020s	7,826 deaths	9,809 deaths	1,983 deaths	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Indonesia or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 9,809 deaths against 7,826 deaths in Indonesia as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Indonesia and Pakistan?: 1,983 deaths, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Pakistan?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Indonesia and Pakistan rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?: Indonesia ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 5th 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.