Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Dominican Republic or Lesotho?

Lesotho, at 270 against 250 in Dominican Republic as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Lesotho?

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.

Dominican Republic vs Lesotho: Number of maternal deaths

Dominican Republic

250

in 2023

Lesotho

270

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

65th

Lesotho rank

64th

Number of maternal deaths over time

Dominican Republic
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 270 against 250 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 20.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 65th and Lesotho ranks 64th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1980s	488	440	48	Dominican Republic
1990s	337	276	61	Dominican Republic
2000s	173	408	235	Lesotho
2010s	214	460	246	Lesotho
2020s	267.5	290	22.5	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Dominican Republic or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 270 against 250 in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Dominican Republic and Lesotho?: 20, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Lesotho?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Lesotho rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: Dominican Republic ranks 65th and Lesotho ranks 64th 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.