Belgium vs Upper middle income: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Belgium
21,405 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Upper middle income
1,390 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Belgium rank
15th
Upper middle income rank
12th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Belgium
  • Upper middle income
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k198520042023

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 21,405 1 in: rate varies by country against 1,390 1 in: rate varies by country in Upper middle income, a difference of 20,015 1 in: rate varies by country.

That makes Belgium's figure about 15.4 times Upper middle income's.

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

Belgium ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 12th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 7,584 1 in: rate varies by country 211.4 1 in: rate varies by country 7,373 1 in: rate varies by country Belgium
1990s 7,783 1 in: rate varies by country 388.6 1 in: rate varies by country 7,394 1 in: rate varies by country Belgium
2000s 10,027 1 in: rate varies by country 650.6 1 in: rate varies by country 9,376 1 in: rate varies by country Belgium
2010s 13,384 1 in: rate varies by country 930.7 1 in: rate varies by country 12,453 1 in: rate varies by country Belgium
2020s 13,798 1 in: rate varies by country 1,105 1 in: rate varies by country 12,693 1 in: rate varies by country Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Belgium or Upper middle income?
Belgium, at 21,405 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 Belgium and Upper middle income?
20,015 1 in: rate varies by country, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Upper middle income?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Upper middle income rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Belgium ranks 15th 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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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.