Central African Republic vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Number of maternal deaths

Central African Republic
1,700
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
13,000
in 2023
Central African Republic rank
28th
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
27th

Number of maternal deaths over time

  • Central African Republic
  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k198520042023

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 13,000 against 1,700 in Central African Republic, a difference of 11,300.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 7.6 times Central African Republic's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 28th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 194 countries.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 1,034 72,000 70,966 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 1,630 48,500 46,870 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 2,470 31,900 29,430 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 2,330 22,500 20,170 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2020s 2,275 16,500 14,225 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Central African Republic or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 13,000 against 1,700 in Central African Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Central African Republic and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
11,300, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Central African Republic and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for number of maternal deaths?
Central African Republic ranks 28th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 27th 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

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.