Bangladesh vs Low income: Number of maternal deaths
Bangladesh
4,000
in 2023
Low income
88,000
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
13th
Low income rank
16th
Number of maternal deaths over time
- Bangladesh
- Low income
How they compare
Low income currently reports 88,000 against 4,000 in Bangladesh, a difference of 84,000.
That makes Low income's figure about 22.0 times Bangladesh's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Low income has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 13th and Low income ranks 16th of 194 countries.
Low income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35,800 | 140,200 | 104,400 | Low income |
| 1990s | 27,600 | 140,500 | 112,900 | Low income |
| 2000s | 15,200 | 118,700 | 103,500 | Low income |
| 2010s | 6,890 | 106,000 | 99,110 | Low income |
| 2020s | 5,075 | 93,750 | 88,675 | Low income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Bangladesh or Low income?
- Low income, at 88,000 against 4,000 in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Bangladesh and Low income?
- 84,000, with Low income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Low income?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Low income rank globally for number of maternal deaths?
- Bangladesh ranks 13th and Low income ranks 16th 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.