Australia vs Croatia: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Australia
28,182 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Croatia
27,841 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Australia rank
10th
Croatia rank
11th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Australia
  • Croatia
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k198520042023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 28,182 1 in: rate varies by country against 27,841 1 in: rate varies by country in Croatia, a difference of 341 1 in: rate varies by country.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Croatia ahead.

Australia ranks 10th and Croatia ranks 11th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Croatia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Croatia Difference Ahead
1980s 6,214 1 in: rate varies by country 6,551 1 in: rate varies by country 337 1 in: rate varies by country Croatia
1990s 7,099 1 in: rate varies by country 8,065 1 in: rate varies by country 966.8 1 in: rate varies by country Croatia
2000s 11,654 1 in: rate varies by country 11,958 1 in: rate varies by country 303.8 1 in: rate varies by country Croatia
2010s 10,756 1 in: rate varies by country 19,400 1 in: rate varies by country 8,643 1 in: rate varies by country Croatia
2020s 18,600 1 in: rate varies by country 16,106 1 in: rate varies by country 2,494 1 in: rate varies by country Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Australia or Croatia?
Australia, at 28,182 1 in: rate varies by country against 27,841 1 in: rate varies by country in Croatia as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Australia and Croatia?
341 1 in: rate varies by country, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Croatia?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Australia and Croatia rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Australia ranks 10th and Croatia ranks 11th of 194 countries.
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.