Botswana vs Namibia: Number of maternal deaths

Botswana
95
in 2023
Namibia
110
in 2023
Botswana rank
80th
Namibia rank
77th

Number of maternal deaths over time

  • Botswana
  • Namibia
0100200300400198520042023

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 110 against 95 in Botswana, a difference of 15.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Globally, Botswana ranks 80th and Namibia ranks 77th 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.