China vs United Kingdom: Lifetime risk of maternal death

China
7,580 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
United Kingdom
8,751 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
China rank
49th
United Kingdom rank
46th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • China
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 8,751 1 in: rate varies by country against 7,580 1 in: rate varies by country in China, a difference of 1,171 1 in: rate varies by country.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times China's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was United Kingdom ahead.

China ranks 49th and United Kingdom ranks 46th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1980s 309 1 in: rate varies by country 21,235 1 in: rate varies by country 20,926 1 in: rate varies by country United Kingdom
1990s 746.3 1 in: rate varies by country 7,630 1 in: rate varies by country 6,884 1 in: rate varies by country United Kingdom
2000s 1,601 1 in: rate varies by country 5,445 1 in: rate varies by country 3,844 1 in: rate varies by country United Kingdom
2010s 2,545 1 in: rate varies by country 6,946 1 in: rate varies by country 4,401 1 in: rate varies by country United Kingdom
2020s 5,985 1 in: rate varies by country 6,108 1 in: rate varies by country 123 1 in: rate varies by country United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, China or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 8,751 1 in: rate varies by country against 7,580 1 in: rate varies by country in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between China and United Kingdom?
1,171 1 in: rate varies by country, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and United Kingdom?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do China and United Kingdom rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
China ranks 49th and United Kingdom ranks 46th 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.