Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Timor-Leste or Tunisia?

Tunisia, at 73.98 deaths against 67.3 deaths in Timor-Leste as of 2020.

What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Timor-Leste and Tunisia?

6.68 deaths, with Tunisia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Tunisia?

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.

Timor-Leste vs Tunisia: Number of maternal deaths by region

Timor-Leste

67.3 deaths

in 2020

Tunisia

73.98 deaths

in 2020

Timor-Leste rank

91st

Tunisia rank

89th

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

Timor-Leste
Tunisia

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 73.98 deaths against 67.3 deaths in Timor-Leste, a difference of 6.68 deaths.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Timor-Leste's.

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

Timor-Leste ranks 91st and Tunisia ranks 89th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Timor-Leste averaged higher in 4 and Tunisia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Timor-Leste	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	455.17 deaths	246.61 deaths	208.56 deaths	Timor-Leste
1990s	374.11 deaths	156.67 deaths	217.44 deaths	Timor-Leste
2000s	209.45 deaths	98.55 deaths	110.89 deaths	Timor-Leste
2010s	98.2 deaths	87.73 deaths	10.48 deaths	Timor-Leste
2020s	67.3 deaths	73.98 deaths	6.69 deaths	Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Timor-Leste or Tunisia?: Tunisia, at 73.98 deaths against 67.3 deaths in Timor-Leste as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Timor-Leste and Tunisia?: 6.68 deaths, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Tunisia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Timor-Leste and Tunisia rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?: Timor-Leste ranks 91st and Tunisia ranks 89th 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.