Eritrea vs Lesotho: Number of maternal deaths

Eritrea
290
in 2023
Lesotho
270
in 2023
Eritrea rank
61st
Lesotho rank
64th

Number of maternal deaths over time

  • Eritrea
  • Lesotho
2505007501.0k1.2k1.5k198520042023

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 290 against 270 in Lesotho, a difference of 20.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

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

Globally, Eritrea ranks 61st and Lesotho ranks 64th 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.