Cameroon vs Low income: Number of maternal deaths
Cameroon
2,500
in 2023
Low income
88,000
in 2023
Cameroon rank
18th
Low income rank
16th
Number of maternal deaths over time
- Cameroon
- Low income
How they compare
Low income currently reports 88,000 against 2,500 in Cameroon, a difference of 85,500.
That makes Low income's figure about 35.2 times Cameroon's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Low income has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 18th 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 | Cameroon | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,600 | 140,200 | 137,600 | Low income |
| 1990s | 3,420 | 140,500 | 137,080 | Low income |
| 2000s | 4,340 | 118,700 | 114,360 | Low income |
| 2010s | 3,690 | 106,000 | 102,310 | Low income |
| 2020s | 2,800 | 93,750 | 90,950 | Low income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Cameroon or Low income?
- Low income, at 88,000 against 2,500 in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Cameroon and Low income?
- 85,500, with Low income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Low income?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Low income rank globally for number of maternal deaths?
- Cameroon ranks 18th 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.