What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Dominican Republic and Laos?

13 1 in: rate varies by country, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Laos?

39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.

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.

Dominican Republic vs Laos: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Dominican Republic

369 1 in: rate varies by country

in 2023

Laos

356 1 in: rate varies by country

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

130th

Laos rank

132nd

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

Dominican Republic
Laos

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 369 1 in: rate varies by country against 356 1 in: rate varies by country in Laos, a difference of 13 1 in: rate varies by country.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 130th and Laos ranks 132nd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1980s	106.4 1 in: rate varies by country	18.6 1 in: rate varies by country	87.8 1 in: rate varies by country	Dominican Republic
1990s	202.2 1 in: rate varies by country	26.9 1 in: rate varies by country	175.3 1 in: rate varies by country	Dominican Republic
2000s	449.1 1 in: rate varies by country	57.5 1 in: rate varies by country	391.6 1 in: rate varies by country	Dominican Republic
2010s	409.9 1 in: rate varies by country	180.5 1 in: rate varies by country	229.4 1 in: rate varies by country	Dominican Republic
2020s	346.75 1 in: rate varies by country	310 1 in: rate varies by country	36.75 1 in: rate varies by country	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Dominican Republic or Laos?: Dominican Republic, at 369 1 in: rate varies by country against 356 1 in: rate varies by country in Laos as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Dominican Republic and Laos?: 13 1 in: rate varies by country, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Laos?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Laos rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?: Dominican Republic ranks 130th and Laos ranks 132nd 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: 17 September 2026

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.