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

690 deaths, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

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

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.

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

Tanzania, United Republic of

5,390 deaths

in 2020

Uganda

4,700 deaths

in 2020

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

10th

Uganda rank

12th

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

Tanzania, United Republic of
Uganda

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 5,390 deaths against 4,700 deaths in Uganda, a difference of 690 deaths.

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

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

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 10th and Uganda ranks 12th 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	Tanzania, United Republic of	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1980s	8,956 deaths	5,506 deaths	3,450 deaths	Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s	10,920 deaths	5,590 deaths	5,331 deaths	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	9,987 deaths	5,430 deaths	4,557 deaths	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	6,901 deaths	4,778 deaths	2,123 deaths	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	5,390 deaths	4,700 deaths	690.63 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, Tanzania, United Republic of or Uganda?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 5,390 deaths against 4,700 deaths in Uganda as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Tanzania, United Republic of and Uganda?: 690 deaths, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Uganda?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Tanzania, United Republic of and Uganda rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?: Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 10th and Uganda ranks 12th 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.