Colombia vs Congo: Number of maternal deaths

Colombia
420
in 2023
Congo
460
in 2023
Colombia rank
56th
Congo rank
54th

Number of maternal deaths over time

  • Colombia
  • Congo
4006008001.0k1.2k198520042023

How they compare

Congo currently reports 460 against 420 in Colombia, a difference of 40.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Colombia ahead.

Globally, Colombia ranks 56th and Congo ranks 54th 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.