Bahamas vs Brazil: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Bahamas
1,075 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Brazil
1,037 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Bahamas rank
102nd
Brazil rank
104th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Bahamas
  • Brazil
2004006008001.0k1.2k198520042023

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 1,075 1 in: rate varies by country against 1,037 1 in: rate varies by country in Brazil, a difference of 38 1 in: rate varies by country.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 102nd and Brazil ranks 104th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 4 and Brazil in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Brazil Difference Ahead
1980s 591.8 1 in: rate varies by country 176.2 1 in: rate varies by country 415.6 1 in: rate varies by country Bahamas
1990s 670.9 1 in: rate varies by country 366.5 1 in: rate varies by country 304.4 1 in: rate varies by country Bahamas
2000s 844.2 1 in: rate varies by country 730.3 1 in: rate varies by country 113.9 1 in: rate varies by country Bahamas
2010s 905.8 1 in: rate varies by country 967.2 1 in: rate varies by country 61.4 1 in: rate varies by country Brazil
2020s 877.25 1 in: rate varies by country 752.5 1 in: rate varies by country 124.75 1 in: rate varies by country Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Bahamas or Brazil?
Bahamas, at 1,075 1 in: rate varies by country against 1,037 1 in: rate varies by country in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Bahamas and Brazil?
38 1 in: rate varies by country, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Brazil?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and Brazil rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Bahamas ranks 102nd and Brazil ranks 104th 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.