What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Lesotho?

60.37 deaths, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Lesotho?

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.

Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Lesotho: Number of maternal deaths by region

Iran, Islamic Republic of

273.69 deaths

in 2020

Lesotho

334.06 deaths

in 2020

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

67th

Lesotho rank

64th

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

Iran, Islamic Republic of
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 334.06 deaths against 273.69 deaths in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 60.37 deaths.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.

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

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 67th and Lesotho ranks 64th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iran, Islamic Republic of averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,815 deaths	344.12 deaths	1,471 deaths	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1990s	858.79 deaths	310.47 deaths	548.32 deaths	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s	415.8 deaths	393.79 deaths	22.01 deaths	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s	325.47 deaths	473.09 deaths	147.62 deaths	Lesotho
2020s	273.69 deaths	334.06 deaths	60.37 deaths	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 334.06 deaths against 273.69 deaths in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Lesotho?: 60.37 deaths, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Lesotho?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Lesotho rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?: Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 67th and Lesotho ranks 64th 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.