Which has higher number of maternal deaths, East Asia & Pacific or Kenya?

East Asia & Pacific, at 14,000 against 2,200 in Kenya as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between East Asia & Pacific and Kenya?

11,800, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Kenya?

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.

East Asia & Pacific vs Kenya: Number of maternal deaths

East Asia & Pacific

14,000

in 2023

Kenya

2,200

in 2023

East Asia & Pacific rank

25th

Kenya rank

23rd

Number of maternal deaths over time

East Asia & Pacific
Kenya

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 14,000 against 2,200 in Kenya, a difference of 11,800.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 6.4 times Kenya's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 25th and Kenya ranks 23rd of 47 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1980s	73,400	9,000	64,400	East Asia & Pacific
1990s	49,400	3,740	45,660	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	32,400	2,620	29,780	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	23,000	2,910	20,090	East Asia & Pacific
2020s	17,500	2,475	15,025	East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, East Asia & Pacific or Kenya?: East Asia & Pacific, at 14,000 against 2,200 in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between East Asia & Pacific and Kenya?: 11,800, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Kenya?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Kenya rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 25th and Kenya ranks 23rd of 47 groups.
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.