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

Sub-Saharan Africa, at 187,000 against 11,000 in Pakistan as of 2023.

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

176,000, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan 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.

Pakistan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Number of maternal deaths

Pakistan

11,000

in 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa

187,000

in 2023

Pakistan rank

4th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

5th

Number of maternal deaths over time

Pakistan
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 187,000 against 11,000 in Pakistan, a difference of 176,000.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 17.0 times Pakistan's.

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

Pakistan ranks 4th 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	Pakistan	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1980s	20,200	234,400	214,200	Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s	24,700	229,100	204,400	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	19,200	214,200	195,000	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	13,800	219,000	205,200	Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s	11,750	192,750	181,000	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Pakistan or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 187,000 against 11,000 in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 176,000, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: Pakistan ranks 4th 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.