Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Nepal: Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.0004 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nepal
0.0057 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
32nd
Nepal rank
31st

Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Nepal
00.020.040.06198520042023

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 0.0057 units per square kilometre against 0.0004 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.0053 units per square kilometre.

That makes Nepal's figure about 15.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 32nd and Nepal ranks 31st of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Nepal Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0014 units per square kilometre 0.0538 units per square kilometre 0.0524 units per square kilometre Nepal
1990s 0.0009 units per square kilometre 0.0364 units per square kilometre 0.0355 units per square kilometre Nepal
2000s 0.0006 units per square kilometre 0.0177 units per square kilometre 0.0172 units per square kilometre Nepal
2010s 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0102 units per square kilometre 0.0097 units per square kilometre Nepal
2020s 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0061 units per square kilometre 0.0057 units per square kilometre Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Nepal?
Nepal, at 0.0057 units per square kilometre against 0.0004 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Nepal?
0.0053 units per square kilometre, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Nepal?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Nepal rank globally for number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 32nd and Nepal ranks 31st 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.