Cameroon vs Eritrea: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Cameroon
89 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Eritrea
94 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Cameroon rank
171st
Eritrea rank
169th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Cameroon
  • Eritrea
20406080100198520042023

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 94 1 in: rate varies by country against 89 1 in: rate varies by country in Cameroon, a difference of 5 1 in: rate varies by country.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

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

Cameroon ranks 171st and Eritrea ranks 169th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Eritrea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Eritrea Difference Ahead
1980s 28.6 1 in: rate varies by country 11.8 1 in: rate varies by country 16.8 1 in: rate varies by country Cameroon
1990s 27.7 1 in: rate varies by country 19.6 1 in: rate varies by country 8.1 1 in: rate varies by country Cameroon
2000s 29.7 1 in: rate varies by country 36.9 1 in: rate varies by country 7.2 1 in: rate varies by country Eritrea
2010s 47.7 1 in: rate varies by country 59.6 1 in: rate varies by country 11.9 1 in: rate varies by country Eritrea
2020s 76 1 in: rate varies by country 85.75 1 in: rate varies by country 9.75 1 in: rate varies by country Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Cameroon or Eritrea?
Eritrea, at 94 1 in: rate varies by country against 89 1 in: rate varies by country in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Cameroon and Eritrea?
5 1 in: rate varies by country, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Eritrea?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Eritrea rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Cameroon ranks 171st and Eritrea ranks 169th 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.