Africa Eastern and Southern vs Puerto Rico: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Africa Eastern and Southern
83 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Puerto Rico
11,432 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
37th
Puerto Rico rank
34th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Puerto Rico
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k198520042023

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 11,432 1 in: rate varies by country against 83 1 in: rate varies by country in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 11,349 1 in: rate varies by country.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 137.7 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 37th and Puerto Rico ranks 34th of 47 groups.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1980s 15.8 1 in: rate varies by country 1,444 1 in: rate varies by country 1,428 1 in: rate varies by country Puerto Rico
1990s 21.3 1 in: rate varies by country 1,966 1 in: rate varies by country 1,945 1 in: rate varies by country Puerto Rico
2000s 35.7 1 in: rate varies by country 3,225 1 in: rate varies by country 3,189 1 in: rate varies by country Puerto Rico
2010s 52.7 1 in: rate varies by country 5,881 1 in: rate varies by country 5,828 1 in: rate varies by country Puerto Rico
2020s 77.25 1 in: rate varies by country 7,166 1 in: rate varies by country 7,089 1 in: rate varies by country Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Africa Eastern and Southern or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 11,432 1 in: rate varies by country against 83 1 in: rate varies by country in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Africa Eastern and Southern and Puerto Rico?
11,349 1 in: rate varies by country, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Puerto Rico?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Puerto Rico rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 37th and Puerto Rico ranks 34th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country)
Unit
1 in: rate varies by country
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

Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.