Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Philippines or Yemen?

Yemen, at 1,600 against 1,500 in Philippines as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Yemen?

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.

Philippines vs Yemen: Number of maternal deaths

Philippines

1,500

in 2023

Yemen

1,600

in 2023

Philippines rank

32nd

Yemen rank

31st

Number of maternal deaths over time

Philippines
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 1,600 against 1,500 in Philippines, a difference of 100.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.

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

Philippines ranks 32nd and Yemen ranks 31st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Philippines	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1980s	3,980	2,620	1,360	Philippines
1990s	3,360	2,270	1,090	Philippines
2000s	3,020	1,640	1,380	Philippines
2010s	2,460	1,490	970	Philippines
2020s	1,925	1,800	125	Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Philippines or Yemen?: Yemen, at 1,600 against 1,500 in Philippines as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Philippines and Yemen?: 100, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Yemen?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Philippines and Yemen rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: Philippines ranks 32nd and Yemen ranks 31st 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: 20 August 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.