China vs Philippines: Number of maternal deaths

China
1,400
in 2023
Philippines
1,500
in 2023
China rank
34th
Philippines rank
32nd

Number of maternal deaths over time

  • China
  • Philippines
010.0k20.0k30.0k198520042023

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 1,500 against 1,400 in China, a difference of 100.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was China ahead.

Globally, China ranks 34th and Philippines ranks 32nd 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.