Cameroon vs Mali: Number of maternal deaths

Cameroon
2,500
in 2023
Mali
3,500
in 2023
Cameroon rank
18th
Mali rank
16th

Number of maternal deaths over time

  • Cameroon
  • Mali
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 3,500 against 2,500 in Cameroon, a difference of 1,000.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.4 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Mali ahead.

Globally, Cameroon ranks 18th and Mali ranks 16th 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.