France vs Kuwait: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- France
- Kuwait
How they compare
France currently reports 9,984 1 in: rate varies by country against 9,387 1 in: rate varies by country in Kuwait, a difference of 597 1 in: rate varies by country.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was France ahead.
France ranks 40th and Kuwait ranks 41st of 194 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,982 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,364 1 in: rate varies by country | 617.6 1 in: rate varies by country | France |
| 1990s | 4,556 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,868 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,687 1 in: rate varies by country | France |
| 2000s | 6,587 1 in: rate varies by country | 3,560 1 in: rate varies by country | 3,027 1 in: rate varies by country | France |
| 2010s | 7,045 1 in: rate varies by country | 6,434 1 in: rate varies by country | 610.9 1 in: rate varies by country | France |
| 2020s | 8,219 1 in: rate varies by country | 5,339 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,880 1 in: rate varies by country | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, France or Kuwait?
- France, at 9,984 1 in: rate varies by country against 9,387 1 in: rate varies by country in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between France and Kuwait?
- 597 1 in: rate varies by country, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Kuwait?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do France and Kuwait rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- France ranks 40th and Kuwait ranks 41st 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.