Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Côte d'Ivoire or Sudan?

Sudan, at 4,300 against 3,600 in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Sudan?

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.

Côte d'Ivoire vs Sudan: Number of maternal deaths

Côte d'Ivoire

3,600

in 2023

Sudan

4,300

in 2023

Côte d'Ivoire rank

15th

Sudan rank

12th

Number of maternal deaths over time

Côte d'Ivoire
Sudan

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 4,300 against 3,600 in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 700.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Côte d'Ivoire's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sudan ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 15th and Sudan ranks 12th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Côte d'Ivoire	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	3,620	8,440	4,820	Sudan
1990s	2,990	7,910	4,920	Sudan
2000s	4,100	6,360	2,260	Sudan
2010s	4,920	4,410	510	Côte d'Ivoire
2020s	4,125	4,525	400	Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Côte d'Ivoire or Sudan?: Sudan, at 4,300 against 3,600 in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Côte d'Ivoire and Sudan?: 700, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Sudan?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Sudan rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: Côte d'Ivoire ranks 15th and Sudan ranks 12th 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.