What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Bahamas and Peru?

37 1 in: rate varies by country, with Bahamas ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Peru?

39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.

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.

Bahamas vs Peru: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Bahamas

1,075 1 in: rate varies by country

in 2023

Peru

1,038 1 in: rate varies by country

in 2023

Bahamas rank

102nd

Peru rank

103rd

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

Bahamas
Peru

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 1,075 1 in: rate varies by country against 1,038 1 in: rate varies by country in Peru, a difference of 37 1 in: rate varies by country.

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

Bahamas ranks 102nd and Peru ranks 103rd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1980s	591.8 1 in: rate varies by country	120.8 1 in: rate varies by country	471 1 in: rate varies by country	Bahamas
1990s	670.9 1 in: rate varies by country	174.5 1 in: rate varies by country	496.4 1 in: rate varies by country	Bahamas
2000s	844.2 1 in: rate varies by country	371.1 1 in: rate varies by country	473.1 1 in: rate varies by country	Bahamas
2010s	905.8 1 in: rate varies by country	637.1 1 in: rate varies by country	268.7 1 in: rate varies by country	Bahamas
2020s	877.25 1 in: rate varies by country	683 1 in: rate varies by country	194.25 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 Peru?: Bahamas, at 1,075 1 in: rate varies by country against 1,038 1 in: rate varies by country in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Bahamas and Peru?: 37 1 in: rate varies by country, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Peru?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and Peru rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?: Bahamas ranks 102nd and Peru ranks 103rd 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: 03 September 2026

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.