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

54.44 deaths, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

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

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 Türkiye: Number of maternal deaths by region

Iran, Islamic Republic of

273.69 deaths

in 2020

Türkiye

219.25 deaths

in 2020

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

67th

Türkiye rank

70th

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

Iran, Islamic Republic of
Türkiye

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 273.69 deaths against 219.25 deaths in Türkiye, a difference of 54.44 deaths.

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

Across all 36 years both countries report, Iran, Islamic Republic of has been ahead every year.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 67th and Türkiye ranks 70th of 185 countries.

Iran, Islamic Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,815 deaths	719.68 deaths	1,095 deaths	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1990s	858.79 deaths	546.23 deaths	312.56 deaths	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s	415.8 deaths	348.43 deaths	67.37 deaths	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s	325.47 deaths	265.59 deaths	59.88 deaths	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2020s	273.69 deaths	219.25 deaths	54.44 deaths	Iran, Islamic Republic of

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 Türkiye?: Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 273.69 deaths against 219.25 deaths in Türkiye as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Türkiye?: 54.44 deaths, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Türkiye?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Türkiye rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?: Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 67th and Türkiye ranks 70th 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.