Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Ethiopia or IDA & IBRD total?

IDA & IBRD total, at 244,000 against 8,000 in Ethiopia as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Ethiopia and IDA & IBRD total?

236,000, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and IDA & IBRD total?

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.

Ethiopia vs IDA & IBRD total: Number of maternal deaths

Ethiopia

8,000

in 2023

IDA & IBRD total

244,000

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

5th

IDA & IBRD total rank

2nd

Number of maternal deaths over time

Ethiopia
IDA & IBRD total

How they compare

IDA & IBRD total currently reports 244,000 against 8,000 in Ethiopia, a difference of 236,000.

That makes IDA & IBRD total's figure about 30.5 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, IDA & IBRD total has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 5th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd of 194 countries.

IDA & IBRD total has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	IDA & IBRD total	Difference	Ahead
1980s	28,400	582,400	554,000	IDA & IBRD total
1990s	29,800	498,100	468,300	IDA & IBRD total
2000s	24,700	391,200	366,500	IDA & IBRD total
2010s	14,900	316,800	301,900	IDA & IBRD total
2020s	9,025	266,750	257,725	IDA & IBRD total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Ethiopia or IDA & IBRD total?: IDA & IBRD total, at 244,000 against 8,000 in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Ethiopia and IDA & IBRD total?: 236,000, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and IDA & IBRD total?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: Ethiopia ranks 5th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd 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.