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

IDA total, at 202,000 against 8,000 in Ethiopia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and IDA 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 total: Number of maternal deaths

Ethiopia

8,000

in 2023

IDA total

202,000

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

5th

IDA total rank

4th

Number of maternal deaths over time

Ethiopia
IDA total

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 202,000 against 8,000 in Ethiopia, a difference of 194,000.

That makes IDA total's figure about 25.2 times Ethiopia's.

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

Ethiopia ranks 5th and IDA total ranks 4th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	IDA total	Difference	Ahead
1980s	28,400	315,400	287,000	IDA total
1990s	29,800	303,300	273,500	IDA total
2000s	24,700	263,000	238,300	IDA total
2010s	14,900	246,800	231,900	IDA total
2020s	9,025	212,000	202,975	IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Ethiopia or IDA total?: IDA total, at 202,000 against 8,000 in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Ethiopia and IDA total?: 194,000, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and IDA total?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and IDA total rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: Ethiopia ranks 5th and IDA total ranks 4th 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.