Afghanistan vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Number of maternal deaths
Number of maternal deaths over time
- Afghanistan
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 177,000 against 7,600 in Afghanistan, a difference of 169,400.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 23.3 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 194 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10,740 | 229,000 | 218,260 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 11,830 | 225,500 | 213,670 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 12,400 | 211,200 | 198,800 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 9,620 | 213,200 | 203,580 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 8,600 | 183,750 | 175,150 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Afghanistan or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 177,000 against 7,600 in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 169,400, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for number of maternal deaths?
- Afghanistan ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.