Chad vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Number of maternal deaths, per capita

Chad
0.0003 units per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0001 units per person
in 2023
Chad rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
3rd

Number of maternal deaths, per capita over time

  • Chad
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
00000.0010.001198520042023

How they compare

Chad currently reports 0.0003 units per person against 0.0001 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.

That makes Chad's figure about 2.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Chad ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0006 units per person 0.0005 units per person 0.0001 units per person Chad
1990s 0.0006 units per person 0.0004 units per person 0.0002 units per person Chad
2000s 0.0006 units per person 0.0003 units per person 0.0003 units per person Chad
2010s 0.0005 units per person 0.0002 units per person 0.0003 units per person Chad
2020s 0.0004 units per person 0.0002 units per person 0.0002 units per person Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, per capita, Chad or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Chad, at 0.0003 units per person against 0.0001 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths, per capita between Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0002 units per person, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for number of maternal deaths, per capita?
Chad ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd 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

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.