Kiribati vs Samoa: Number of maternal deaths by region
Kiribati
3.05 deaths
in 2020
Samoa
3.54 deaths
in 2020
Kiribati rank
158th
Samoa rank
155th
Number of maternal deaths by region over time
- Kiribati
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 3.54 deaths against 3.05 deaths in Kiribati, a difference of 0.49 deaths.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Samoa ahead.
Kiribati ranks 158th and Samoa ranks 155th of 185 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.28 deaths | 6.67 deaths | 0.392 deaths | Samoa |
| 1990s | 4.65 deaths | 5.35 deaths | 0.6928 deaths | Samoa |
| 2000s | 3.55 deaths | 3.84 deaths | 0.2875 deaths | Samoa |
| 2010s | 3.59 deaths | 3.6 deaths | 0.002 deaths | Samoa |
| 2020s | 3.05 deaths | 3.54 deaths | 0.4914 deaths | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Kiribati or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 3.54 deaths against 3.05 deaths in Kiribati as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Kiribati and Samoa?
- 0.49 deaths, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Samoa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Kiribati and Samoa rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?
- Kiribati ranks 158th and Samoa ranks 155th 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.