What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Indonesia and Tanzania, United Republic of?

2,436 deaths, with Indonesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Tanzania, United 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.

Indonesia vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Number of maternal deaths by region

Indonesia

7,826 deaths

in 2020

Tanzania, United Republic of

5,390 deaths

in 2020

Indonesia rank

7th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

10th

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

Indonesia
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 7,826 deaths against 5,390 deaths in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 2,436 deaths.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.5 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.

Indonesia ranks 7th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 10th of 185 countries.

Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1980s	22,307 deaths	8,956 deaths	13,351 deaths	Indonesia
1990s	16,304 deaths	10,920 deaths	5,384 deaths	Indonesia
2000s	12,859 deaths	9,987 deaths	2,872 deaths	Indonesia
2010s	9,494 deaths	6,901 deaths	2,593 deaths	Indonesia
2020s	7,826 deaths	5,390 deaths	2,436 deaths	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Indonesia or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Indonesia, at 7,826 deaths against 5,390 deaths in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Indonesia and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 2,436 deaths, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Indonesia and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?: Indonesia ranks 7th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 10th 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.