What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Russian Federation and Thailand?

9.58 deaths, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Thailand?

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.

Russian Federation vs Thailand: Number of maternal deaths by region

Russian Federation

197.2 deaths

in 2020

Thailand

187.62 deaths

in 2020

Russian Federation rank

72nd

Thailand rank

74th

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

Russian Federation
Thailand

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 197.2 deaths against 187.62 deaths in Thailand, a difference of 9.58 deaths.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 72nd and Thailand ranks 74th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russian Federation	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2,078 deaths	778.64 deaths	1,299 deaths	Russian Federation
1990s	1,117 deaths	519.84 deaths	597.36 deaths	Russian Federation
2000s	503.42 deaths	339.06 deaths	164.36 deaths	Russian Federation
2010s	198.25 deaths	233.77 deaths	35.52 deaths	Thailand
2020s	197.2 deaths	187.62 deaths	9.58 deaths	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Russian Federation or Thailand?: Russian Federation, at 197.2 deaths against 187.62 deaths in Thailand as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Russian Federation and Thailand?: 9.58 deaths, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Thailand?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Russian Federation and Thailand rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?: Russian Federation ranks 72nd and Thailand ranks 74th 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.