Guatemala vs Tonga: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Guatemala
436 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Tonga
527 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Guatemala rank
125th
Tonga rank
123rd

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Guatemala
  • Tonga
100200300400500198520042023

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 527 1 in: rate varies by country against 436 1 in: rate varies by country in Guatemala, a difference of 91 1 in: rate varies by country.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.2 times Guatemala's.

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

Guatemala ranks 125th and Tonga ranks 123rd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Tonga Difference Ahead
1980s 61.6 1 in: rate varies by country 150.2 1 in: rate varies by country 88.6 1 in: rate varies by country Tonga
1990s 85.3 1 in: rate varies by country 199.2 1 in: rate varies by country 113.9 1 in: rate varies by country Tonga
2000s 165.2 1 in: rate varies by country 273.3 1 in: rate varies by country 108.1 1 in: rate varies by country Tonga
2010s 276.8 1 in: rate varies by country 378.5 1 in: rate varies by country 101.7 1 in: rate varies by country Tonga
2020s 383.5 1 in: rate varies by country 480.5 1 in: rate varies by country 97 1 in: rate varies by country Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Guatemala or Tonga?
Tonga, at 527 1 in: rate varies by country against 436 1 in: rate varies by country in Guatemala as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Guatemala and Tonga?
91 1 in: rate varies by country, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Tonga?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Tonga rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Guatemala ranks 125th and Tonga ranks 123rd 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.