What is the difference in number of maternal deaths, per capita between Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?

0 units per person, with Afghanistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?

39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Number of maternal deaths, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Number of maternal deaths, per capita

Afghanistan

0.0002 units per person

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.0002 units per person

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

7th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

8th

Number of maternal deaths, per capita over time

Afghanistan
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0002 units per person against 0.0002 units per person in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0 units per person.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 7th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th of 194 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.0009 units per person	0.0004 units per person	0.0005 units per person	Afghanistan
1990s	0.0007 units per person	0.0003 units per person	0.0004 units per person	Afghanistan
2000s	0.0005 units per person	0.0003 units per person	0.0003 units per person	Afghanistan
2010s	0.0003 units per person	0.0002 units per person	0.0001 units per person	Afghanistan
2020s	0.0002 units per person	0.0002 units per person	0 units per person	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, per capita, Afghanistan or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Afghanistan, at 0.0002 units per person against 0.0002 units per person in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths, per capita between Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 0 units per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for number of maternal deaths, per capita?: Afghanistan ranks 7th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Number of maternal deaths, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of maternal deaths, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 241 places, 9,394 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed: 29 August 2026

Number of maternal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.