Australia vs Late-demographic dividend: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Australia
28,182 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Late-demographic dividend
2,700 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Australia rank
10th
Late-demographic dividend rank
11th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Australia
  • Late-demographic dividend
010.0k20.0k30.0k198520042023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 28,182 1 in: rate varies by country against 2,700 1 in: rate varies by country in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 25,482 1 in: rate varies by country.

That makes Australia's figure about 10.4 times Late-demographic dividend's.

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

Australia ranks 10th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 11th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Late-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1980s 6,214 1 in: rate varies by country 268 1 in: rate varies by country 5,946 1 in: rate varies by country Australia
1990s 7,099 1 in: rate varies by country 575 1 in: rate varies by country 6,524 1 in: rate varies by country Australia
2000s 11,654 1 in: rate varies by country 1,134 1 in: rate varies by country 10,520 1 in: rate varies by country Australia
2010s 10,756 1 in: rate varies by country 1,660 1 in: rate varies by country 9,096 1 in: rate varies by country Australia
2020s 18,600 1 in: rate varies by country 2,075 1 in: rate varies by country 16,525 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 Late-demographic dividend?
Australia, at 28,182 1 in: rate varies by country against 2,700 1 in: rate varies by country in Late-demographic dividend as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Australia and Late-demographic dividend?
25,482 1 in: rate varies by country, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Late-demographic dividend?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Australia and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Australia ranks 10th and Late-demographic dividend 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.