Bangladesh vs Lower middle income: Number of maternal deaths
Number of maternal deaths over time
- Bangladesh
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Lower middle income currently reports 151,000 against 4,000 in Bangladesh, a difference of 147,000.
That makes Lower middle income's figure about 37.8 times Bangladesh's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 13th and Lower middle income ranks 10th of 194 countries.
Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35,800 | 370,800 | 335,000 | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 27,600 | 312,400 | 284,800 | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 15,200 | 242,200 | 227,000 | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 6,890 | 191,600 | 184,710 | Lower middle income |
| 2020s | 5,075 | 161,750 | 156,675 | Lower middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Bangladesh or Lower middle income?
- Lower middle income, at 151,000 against 4,000 in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Bangladesh and Lower middle income?
- 147,000, with Lower middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Lower middle income?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Lower middle income rank globally for number of maternal deaths?
- Bangladesh ranks 13th and Lower middle income ranks 10th 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.