Low income vs South Sudan: Number of maternal deaths, per capita

Low income
0.0001 units per person
in 2023
South Sudan
0.0002 units per person
in 2023
Low income rank
7th
South Sudan rank
5th

Number of maternal deaths, per capita over time

  • Low income
  • South Sudan
00.0010.0020.0030.004198520042023

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 0.0002 units per person against 0.0001 units per person in Low income, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.7 times Low income's.

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

Low income ranks 7th and South Sudan ranks 5th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Low income South Sudan Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0005 units per person 0.0027 units per person 0.0022 units per person South Sudan
1990s 0.0004 units per person 0.0026 units per person 0.0021 units per person South Sudan
2000s 0.0003 units per person 0.0005 units per person 0.0003 units per person South Sudan
2010s 0.0002 units per person 0.0004 units per person 0.0002 units per person South Sudan
2020s 0.0001 units per person 0.0002 units per person 0.0001 units per person South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, per capita, Low income or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 0.0002 units per person against 0.0001 units per person in Low income as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths, per capita between Low income and South Sudan?
0.0001 units per person, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and South Sudan?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Low income and South Sudan rank globally for number of maternal deaths, per capita?
Low income ranks 7th and South Sudan ranks 5th of 47 groups.
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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About this data

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.