Argentina vs Ecuador: Number of maternal deaths

Argentina
170
in 2023
Ecuador
150
in 2023
Argentina rank
71st
Ecuador rank
74th

Number of maternal deaths over time

  • Argentina
  • Ecuador
100200300400500600198520042023

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 170 against 150 in Ecuador, a difference of 20.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Ecuador ahead.

Globally, Argentina ranks 71st and Ecuador ranks 74th of 194 countries.

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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.