Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Nicaragua or Syrian Arab Republic?

Syrian Arab Republic, at 121.46 deaths against 109.81 deaths in Nicaragua as of 2020.

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

11.65 deaths, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua 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.

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

Nicaragua

109.81 deaths

in 2020

Syrian Arab Republic

121.46 deaths

in 2020

Nicaragua rank

80th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

78th

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

Nicaragua
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 121.46 deaths against 109.81 deaths in Nicaragua, a difference of 11.65 deaths.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 80th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 78th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 3 and Syrian Arab Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1980s	378.78 deaths	217.87 deaths	160.91 deaths	Nicaragua
1990s	289.76 deaths	181.29 deaths	108.47 deaths	Nicaragua
2000s	205.55 deaths	138.85 deaths	66.7 deaths	Nicaragua
2010s	119.88 deaths	130.98 deaths	11.09 deaths	Syrian Arab Republic
2020s	109.81 deaths	121.46 deaths	11.66 deaths	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Nicaragua or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 121.46 deaths against 109.81 deaths in Nicaragua as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Nicaragua and Syrian Arab Republic?: 11.65 deaths, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Syrian Arab Republic?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Nicaragua and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?: Nicaragua ranks 80th 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.