Afghanistan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.0117 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.0023 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
16th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
19th

Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
00.0050.010.0150.02198520042023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0117 units per square kilometre against 0.0023 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.0094 units per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 5.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

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

Afghanistan ranks 16th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 19th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0165 units per square kilometre 0.0048 units per square kilometre 0.0117 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
1990s 0.0181 units per square kilometre 0.0047 units per square kilometre 0.0135 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 0.019 units per square kilometre 0.0038 units per square kilometre 0.0152 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 0.0147 units per square kilometre 0.0029 units per square kilometre 0.0119 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 0.0132 units per square kilometre 0.0026 units per square kilometre 0.0106 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Afghanistan, at 0.0117 units per square kilometre against 0.0023 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
0.0094 units per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 16th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 19th 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.