Nepal vs Rwanda: Number of maternal deaths

Nepal
820
in 2023
Rwanda
910
in 2023
Nepal rank
45th
Rwanda rank
42nd

Number of maternal deaths over time

  • Nepal
  • Rwanda
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k198520042023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 910 against 820 in Nepal, a difference of 90.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Nepal ahead.

Globally, Nepal ranks 45th and Rwanda ranks 42nd 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.