Bangladesh vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre

Bangladesh
0.0308 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0078 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
6th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
7th

Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
00.10.20.3198520042023

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.0308 units per square kilometre against 0.0078 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.023 units per square kilometre.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 3.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 0.275 units per square kilometre 0.0116 units per square kilometre 0.2634 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
1990s 0.212 units per square kilometre 0.011 units per square kilometre 0.2011 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
2000s 0.1168 units per square kilometre 0.01 units per square kilometre 0.1067 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
2010s 0.0529 units per square kilometre 0.0094 units per square kilometre 0.0435 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
2020s 0.039 units per square kilometre 0.0081 units per square kilometre 0.0309 units per square kilometre Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre, Bangladesh or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Bangladesh, at 0.0308 units per square kilometre against 0.0078 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.023 units per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre?
Bangladesh ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th 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.