Japan vs Palestine, State of: Number of maternal deaths

Japan
23
in 2023
Palestine, State of
24
in 2023
Japan rank
109th
Palestine, State of rank
108th

Number of maternal deaths over time

  • Japan
  • Palestine, State of
050100150200250198520042023

How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 24 against 23 in Japan, a difference of 1.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 109th and Palestine, State of ranks 108th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Palestine, State of Difference Ahead
1980s 220 77.8 142.2 Japan
1990s 136 72.5 63.5 Japan
2000s 82.7 67.8 14.9 Japan
2010s 51.4 40.8 10.6 Japan
2020s 33.5 29.75 3.75 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Japan or Palestine, State of?
Palestine, State of, at 24 against 23 in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Japan and Palestine, State of?
1, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Palestine, State of?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Japan and Palestine, State of rank globally for number of maternal deaths?
Japan ranks 109th and Palestine, State of ranks 108th 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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About this data

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

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.