Afghanistan vs Least developed countries: Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.0117 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Least developed countries
0.0052 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
16th
Least developed countries rank
13th

Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Least developed countries
0.0050.010.0150.02198520042023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0117 units per square kilometre against 0.0052 units per square kilometre in Least developed countries, a difference of 0.0065 units per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.3 times Least developed countries's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 16th and Least developed countries ranks 13th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0165 units per square kilometre 0.0132 units per square kilometre 0.0032 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
1990s 0.0181 units per square kilometre 0.0119 units per square kilometre 0.0062 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 0.019 units per square kilometre 0.0091 units per square kilometre 0.0099 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 0.0147 units per square kilometre 0.0068 units per square kilometre 0.0079 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 0.0132 units per square kilometre 0.0055 units per square kilometre 0.0077 units per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Least developed countries?
Afghanistan, at 0.0117 units per square kilometre against 0.0052 units per square kilometre in Least developed countries as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Least developed countries?
0.0065 units per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Least developed countries?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Least developed countries rank globally for number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 16th and Least developed countries ranks 13th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 9,090 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed

Number of maternal deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.