Africa Western and Central vs Rwanda: Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre

Africa Western and Central
0.0123 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
0.0369 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Western and Central rank
3rd
Rwanda rank
4th

Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.0369 units per square kilometre against 0.0123 units per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.0246 units per square kilometre.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 3.0 times Africa Western and Central's.

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

Africa Western and Central ranks 3rd and Rwanda ranks 4th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Rwanda Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0109 units per square kilometre 0.1516 units per square kilometre 0.1407 units per square kilometre Rwanda
1990s 0.0113 units per square kilometre 0.2306 units per square kilometre 0.2193 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 0.0126 units per square kilometre 0.0827 units per square kilometre 0.07 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 0.0142 units per square kilometre 0.0462 units per square kilometre 0.032 units per square kilometre Rwanda
2020s 0.0127 units per square kilometre 0.0387 units per square kilometre 0.026 units per square kilometre Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre, Africa Western and Central or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 0.0369 units per square kilometre against 0.0123 units per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre between Africa Western and Central and Rwanda?
0.0246 units per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Rwanda?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Africa Western and Central and Rwanda rank globally for number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre?
Africa Western and Central ranks 3rd and Rwanda ranks 4th of 47 groups.
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.