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

Ghana
0.0092 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.0023 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
20th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
19th

Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Ghana
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
00.0050.010.0150.020.025198520042023

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.0092 units per square kilometre against 0.0023 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.0069 units per square kilometre.

That makes Ghana's figure about 4.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

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

Ghana ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 19th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1980s 0.023 units per square kilometre 0.0048 units per square kilometre 0.0183 units per square kilometre Ghana
1990s 0.018 units per square kilometre 0.0047 units per square kilometre 0.0133 units per square kilometre Ghana
2000s 0.0135 units per square kilometre 0.0038 units per square kilometre 0.0098 units per square kilometre Ghana
2010s 0.012 units per square kilometre 0.0029 units per square kilometre 0.0092 units per square kilometre Ghana
2020s 0.0096 units per square kilometre 0.0026 units per square kilometre 0.007 units per square kilometre Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre, Ghana or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Ghana, at 0.0092 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 Ghana and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
0.0069 units per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre?
Ghana ranks 20th 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.