Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Paraguay or Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia, at 107.92 deaths against 98.86 deaths in Paraguay as of 2020.

What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Paraguay and Saudi Arabia?

9.06 deaths, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Saudi Arabia?

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.

Paraguay vs Saudi Arabia: Number of maternal deaths by region

Paraguay

98.86 deaths

in 2020

Saudi Arabia

107.92 deaths

in 2020

Paraguay rank

85th

Saudi Arabia rank

82nd

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

Paraguay
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 107.92 deaths against 98.86 deaths in Paraguay, a difference of 9.06 deaths.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.

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

Paraguay ranks 85th and Saudi Arabia ranks 82nd of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Paraguay	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	312.74 deaths	169.67 deaths	143.07 deaths	Paraguay
1990s	274.64 deaths	138.89 deaths	135.75 deaths	Paraguay
2000s	167.19 deaths	109.55 deaths	57.64 deaths	Paraguay
2010s	108.41 deaths	102.41 deaths	6 deaths	Paraguay
2020s	98.86 deaths	107.92 deaths	9.06 deaths	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Paraguay or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 107.92 deaths against 98.86 deaths in Paraguay as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Paraguay and Saudi Arabia?: 9.06 deaths, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Saudi Arabia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Paraguay and Saudi Arabia rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?: Paraguay ranks 85th and Saudi Arabia ranks 82nd 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.