Belarus vs Poland: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Belarus
96,213 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Poland
58,680 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Belarus rank
1st
Poland rank
3rd

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Belarus
  • Poland
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How they compare

Belarus currently reports 96,213 1 in: rate varies by country against 58,680 1 in: rate varies by country in Poland, a difference of 37,533 1 in: rate varies by country.

That makes Belarus's figure about 1.6 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Poland ahead.

Belarus ranks 1st and Poland ranks 3rd of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Poland Difference Ahead
1980s 1,656 1 in: rate varies by country 2,620 1 in: rate varies by country 964.4 1 in: rate varies by country Poland
1990s 2,792 1 in: rate varies by country 5,934 1 in: rate varies by country 3,142 1 in: rate varies by country Poland
2000s 11,091 1 in: rate varies by country 20,482 1 in: rate varies by country 9,391 1 in: rate varies by country Poland
2010s 45,467 1 in: rate varies by country 38,198 1 in: rate varies by country 7,269 1 in: rate varies by country Belarus
2020s 70,122 1 in: rate varies by country 44,246 1 in: rate varies by country 25,876 1 in: rate varies by country Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Belarus or Poland?
Belarus, at 96,213 1 in: rate varies by country against 58,680 1 in: rate varies by country in Poland as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Belarus and Poland?
37,533 1 in: rate varies by country, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Poland?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Poland rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Belarus ranks 1st and Poland ranks 3rd 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.