Belize vs Samoa: Number of maternal deaths

Belize
5
in 2023
Samoa
6
in 2023
Belize rank
133rd
Samoa rank
130th

Number of maternal deaths over time

  • Belize
  • Samoa
246810198520042023

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 6 against 5 in Belize, a difference of 1.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Belize's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Samoa ahead.

Globally, Belize ranks 133rd and Samoa ranks 130th 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.