Mali vs Sudan: Number of maternal deaths by region

Mali
3,927 deaths
in 2020
Sudan
4,112 deaths
in 2020
Mali rank
17th
Sudan rank
16th

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

  • Mali
  • Sudan
2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k198520022020

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 4,112 deaths against 3,927 deaths in Mali, a difference of 185 deaths.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sudan ahead.

Mali ranks 17th and Sudan ranks 16th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Sudan Difference Ahead
1980s 5,008 deaths 10,977 deaths 5,969 deaths Sudan
1990s 4,276 deaths 8,641 deaths 4,365 deaths Sudan
2000s 3,692 deaths 5,812 deaths 2,120 deaths Sudan
2010s 3,966 deaths 4,333 deaths 367.25 deaths Sudan
2020s 3,927 deaths 4,112 deaths 185.29 deaths Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Mali or Sudan?
Sudan, at 4,112 deaths against 3,927 deaths in Mali as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Mali and Sudan?
185 deaths, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sudan?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Mali and Sudan rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?
Mali ranks 17th and Sudan ranks 16th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Mali vs Sudan: Number of maternal deaths by region. Statizoid, drawing on UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 06 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-maternal-deaths-by-region/mali/sudan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-maternal-deaths-by-region/mali/sudan/">Mali vs Sudan: Number of maternal deaths by region</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

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

Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.