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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
23,000
in 2023
Zimbabwe
1,800
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
22nd
Zimbabwe rank
25th

Number of maternal deaths over time

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

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 23,000 against 1,800 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 21,200.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 12.8 times Zimbabwe'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 Zimbabwe ranks 25th 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) Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s 47,800 1,760 46,040 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 47,000 1,320 45,680 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 38,000 2,120 35,880 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 28,900 2,330 26,570 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2020s 25,750 1,900 23,850 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 Zimbabwe?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 23,000 against 1,800 in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Zimbabwe?
21,200, 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 Zimbabwe?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of maternal deaths?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 22nd and Zimbabwe ranks 25th 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.

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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.