Australia vs Upper middle income: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Australia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Australia currently reports 28,182 1 in: rate varies by country against 1,390 1 in: rate varies by country in Upper middle income, a difference of 26,792 1 in: rate varies by country.
That makes Australia's figure about 20.3 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 12th of 194 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6,214 1 in: rate varies by country | 211.4 1 in: rate varies by country | 6,003 1 in: rate varies by country | Australia |
| 1990s | 7,099 1 in: rate varies by country | 388.6 1 in: rate varies by country | 6,710 1 in: rate varies by country | Australia |
| 2000s | 11,654 1 in: rate varies by country | 650.6 1 in: rate varies by country | 11,004 1 in: rate varies by country | Australia |
| 2010s | 10,756 1 in: rate varies by country | 930.7 1 in: rate varies by country | 9,826 1 in: rate varies by country | Australia |
| 2020s | 18,600 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,105 1 in: rate varies by country | 17,495 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 Upper middle income?
- Australia, at 28,182 1 in: rate varies by country against 1,390 1 in: rate varies by country in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Australia and Upper middle income?
- 26,792 1 in: rate varies by country, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Upper middle income?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Upper middle income rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Australia ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 12th 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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About this data
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.