Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Bangladesh or Somalia?

Somalia, at 4,400 against 4,000 in Bangladesh as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Somalia?

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

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.

Bangladesh vs Somalia: Number of maternal deaths

Bangladesh

4,000

in 2023

Somalia

4,400

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

13th

Somalia rank

11th

Number of maternal deaths over time

Bangladesh
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 4,400 against 4,000 in Bangladesh, a difference of 400.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 13th and Somalia ranks 11th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	35,800	4,980	30,820	Bangladesh
1990s	27,600	4,680	22,920	Bangladesh
2000s	15,200	5,620	9,580	Bangladesh
2010s	6,890	5,280	1,610	Bangladesh
2020s	5,075	4,900	175	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Bangladesh or Somalia?: Somalia, at 4,400 against 4,000 in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Bangladesh and Somalia?: 400, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Somalia?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Somalia rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: Bangladesh ranks 13th and Somalia ranks 11th 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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Indicator: Number of maternal deaths
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 9,399 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.