Euro area vs Norway: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Euro area
13,200 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Norway
60,475 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Euro area rank
2nd
Norway rank
2nd

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Euro area
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 60,475 1 in: rate varies by country against 13,200 1 in: rate varies by country in Euro area, a difference of 47,275 1 in: rate varies by country.

That makes Norway's figure about 4.6 times Euro area's.

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

Euro area ranks 2nd and Norway ranks 2nd of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Norway Difference Ahead
1980s 3,840 1 in: rate varies by country 6,569 1 in: rate varies by country 2,729 1 in: rate varies by country Norway
1990s 5,750 1 in: rate varies by country 8,865 1 in: rate varies by country 3,115 1 in: rate varies by country Norway
2000s 8,830 1 in: rate varies by country 11,860 1 in: rate varies by country 3,030 1 in: rate varies by country Norway
2010s 10,240 1 in: rate varies by country 29,287 1 in: rate varies by country 19,047 1 in: rate varies by country Norway
2020s 10,425 1 in: rate varies by country 41,850 1 in: rate varies by country 31,426 1 in: rate varies by country Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Euro area or Norway?
Norway, at 60,475 1 in: rate varies by country against 13,200 1 in: rate varies by country in Euro area as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Euro area and Norway?
47,275 1 in: rate varies by country, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Norway?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Euro area and Norway rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Euro area ranks 2nd and Norway ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
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.