Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Niger or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 5,390 deaths against 4,896 deaths in Niger as of 2020.

What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Niger and Tanzania, United Republic of?

494 deaths, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Tanzania, United Republic of?

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.

Niger vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Number of maternal deaths by region

Niger

4,896 deaths

in 2020

Tanzania, United Republic of

5,390 deaths

in 2020

Niger rank

11th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

10th

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

Niger
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 5,390 deaths against 4,896 deaths in Niger, a difference of 494 deaths.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

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

Niger ranks 11th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 10th of 185 countries.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niger	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1980s	4,533 deaths	8,956 deaths	4,424 deaths	Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s	4,680 deaths	10,920 deaths	6,240 deaths	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	5,373 deaths	9,987 deaths	4,614 deaths	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	4,613 deaths	6,901 deaths	2,288 deaths	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	4,896 deaths	5,390 deaths	494.41 deaths	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Niger or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 5,390 deaths against 4,896 deaths in Niger as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Niger and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 494 deaths, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Niger and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?: Niger ranks 11th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 10th 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.