What is the difference in number of maternal deaths, per unit of gdp between Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?

0 units per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?

39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Number of maternal deaths, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Somalia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Number of maternal deaths, per unit of GDP

Somalia

0 units per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa

0 units per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Somalia rank

5th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

5th

Number of maternal deaths, per unit of GDP over time

Somalia
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Somalia's figure about 4.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Somalia ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Somalia
1990s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Somalia
2000s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Somalia
2010s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Somalia
2020s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, per unit of gdp, Somalia or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Somalia, at 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths, per unit of gdp between Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 0 units per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for number of maternal deaths, per unit of gdp?: Somalia ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Number of maternal deaths, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 240 places, 9,102 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed: 29 August 2026

Number of maternal deaths divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.