What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Namibia and Syrian Arab Republic?

26.64 deaths, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Syrian Arab Republic?

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.

Namibia vs Syrian Arab Republic: Number of maternal deaths by region

Namibia

148.1 deaths

in 2020

Syrian Arab Republic

121.46 deaths

in 2020

Namibia rank

76th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

78th

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

Namibia
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 148.1 deaths against 121.46 deaths in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 26.64 deaths.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Syrian Arab Republic's.

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

Namibia ranks 76th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 78th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 4 and Syrian Arab Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1980s	137.76 deaths	217.87 deaths	80.11 deaths	Syrian Arab Republic
1990s	188.42 deaths	181.29 deaths	7.13 deaths	Namibia
2000s	251.97 deaths	138.85 deaths	113.12 deaths	Namibia
2010s	211.23 deaths	130.98 deaths	80.26 deaths	Namibia
2020s	148.1 deaths	121.46 deaths	26.63 deaths	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Namibia or Syrian Arab Republic?: Namibia, at 148.1 deaths against 121.46 deaths in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Namibia and Syrian Arab Republic?: 26.64 deaths, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Syrian Arab Republic?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Namibia and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?: Namibia ranks 76th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 78th 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.