Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs South Sudan: Number of maternal deaths

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
23,000
in 2023
South Sudan
2,300
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
22nd
South Sudan rank
22nd

Number of maternal deaths over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • South Sudan
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k198520042023

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 23,000 against 2,300 in South Sudan, a difference of 20,700.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 10.0 times South Sudan's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 22nd and South Sudan ranks 22nd of 47 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) South Sudan Difference Ahead
1980s 47,800 13,140 34,660 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 47,000 13,250 33,750 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 38,000 3,900 34,100 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 28,900 4,030 24,870 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2020s 25,750 2,325 23,425 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or South Sudan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 23,000 against 2,300 in South Sudan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and South Sudan?
20,700, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and South Sudan?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and South Sudan rank globally for number of maternal deaths?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 22nd and South Sudan ranks 22nd 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs South Sudan: Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid, drawing on Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-maternal-deaths/middle-east-north-africa-afghanistan-and-pakistan-ida-and-ibrd/south-sudan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-maternal-deaths/middle-east-north-africa-afghanistan-and-pakistan-ida-and-ibrd/south-sudan/">Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs South Sudan: Number of maternal deaths</a> — Statizoid

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.