Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Indonesia or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Sub-Saharan Africa, at 187,000 against 6,300 in Indonesia as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Indonesia and Sub-Saharan Africa?

180,700, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Sub-Saharan Africa?

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.

Indonesia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Number of maternal deaths

Indonesia

6,300

in 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa

187,000

in 2023

Indonesia rank

8th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

5th

Number of maternal deaths over time

Indonesia
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 187,000 against 6,300 in Indonesia, a difference of 180,700.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 29.7 times Indonesia's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Indonesia ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th of 194 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1980s	21,200	234,400	213,200	Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s	16,300	229,100	212,800	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	13,100	214,200	201,100	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	9,600	219,000	209,400	Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s	7,875	192,750	184,875	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Indonesia or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 187,000 against 6,300 in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Indonesia and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 180,700, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: Indonesia ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th 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.