Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Central African Republic or Yemen?

Central African Republic, at 1,700 against 1,600 in Yemen as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Central African Republic and Yemen?

100, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Yemen?

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.

Central African Republic vs Yemen: Number of maternal deaths

Central African Republic

1,700

in 2023

Yemen

1,600

in 2023

Central African Republic rank

28th

Yemen rank

31st

Number of maternal deaths over time

Central African Republic
Yemen

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 1,700 against 1,600 in Yemen, a difference of 100.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

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

Central African Republic ranks 28th and Yemen ranks 31st of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,034	2,620	1,586	Yemen
1990s	1,630	2,270	640	Yemen
2000s	2,470	1,640	830	Central African Republic
2010s	2,330	1,490	840	Central African Republic
2020s	2,275	1,800	475	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Central African Republic or Yemen?: Central African Republic, at 1,700 against 1,600 in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Central African Republic and Yemen?: 100, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Yemen?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Central African Republic and Yemen rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: Central African Republic ranks 28th and Yemen ranks 31st 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.