Dominica vs Maldives: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Dominica
- Maldives
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 2,052 1 in: rate varies by country against 1,938 1 in: rate varies by country in Maldives, a difference of 114 1 in: rate varies by country.
That makes Dominica's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Dominica ahead.
Dominica ranks 79th and Maldives ranks 81st of 194 countries.
Dominica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 446.4 1 in: rate varies by country | 32.2 1 in: rate varies by country | 414.2 1 in: rate varies by country | Dominica |
| 1990s | 470.5 1 in: rate varies by country | 129.5 1 in: rate varies by country | 341 1 in: rate varies by country | Dominica |
| 2000s | 928.7 1 in: rate varies by country | 665.7 1 in: rate varies by country | 263 1 in: rate varies by country | Dominica |
| 2010s | 1,347 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,061 1 in: rate varies by country | 285.6 1 in: rate varies by country | Dominica |
| 2020s | 1,477 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,462 1 in: rate varies by country | 15.5 1 in: rate varies by country | Dominica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Dominica or Maldives?
- Dominica, at 2,052 1 in: rate varies by country against 1,938 1 in: rate varies by country in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Dominica and Maldives?
- 114 1 in: rate varies by country, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Maldives?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Dominica and Maldives rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Dominica ranks 79th and Maldives ranks 81st 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.