Bulgaria vs Switzerland: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Bulgaria
13,799 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Switzerland
14,045 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
31st
Switzerland rank
29th
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Bulgaria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 14,045 1 in: rate varies by country against 13,799 1 in: rate varies by country in Bulgaria, a difference of 246 1 in: rate varies by country.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Switzerland ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 31st and Switzerland ranks 29th of 194 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,371 1 in: rate varies by country | 4,877 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,506 1 in: rate varies by country | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 3,698 1 in: rate varies by country | 6,051 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,353 1 in: rate varies by country | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 6,623 1 in: rate varies by country | 10,105 1 in: rate varies by country | 3,482 1 in: rate varies by country | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 10,918 1 in: rate varies by country | 11,609 1 in: rate varies by country | 690.9 1 in: rate varies by country | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 10,021 1 in: rate varies by country | 16,199 1 in: rate varies by country | 6,178 1 in: rate varies by country | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Bulgaria or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 14,045 1 in: rate varies by country against 13,799 1 in: rate varies by country in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Bulgaria and Switzerland?
- 246 1 in: rate varies by country, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Switzerland?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Switzerland rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Bulgaria ranks 31st and Switzerland ranks 29th 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.