High income vs Japan: Lifetime risk of maternal death

High income
7,933 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Japan
35,149 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
High income rank
4th
Japan rank
6th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • High income
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 35,149 1 in: rate varies by country against 7,933 1 in: rate varies by country in High income, a difference of 27,216 1 in: rate varies by country.

That makes Japan's figure about 4.4 times High income's.

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

High income ranks 4th and Japan ranks 6th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Japan Difference Ahead
1980s 1,988 1 in: rate varies by country 4,647 1 in: rate varies by country 2,659 1 in: rate varies by country Japan
1990s 3,270 1 in: rate varies by country 7,599 1 in: rate varies by country 4,329 1 in: rate varies by country Japan
2000s 4,935 1 in: rate varies by country 11,535 1 in: rate varies by country 6,600 1 in: rate varies by country Japan
2010s 6,101 1 in: rate varies by country 17,020 1 in: rate varies by country 10,919 1 in: rate varies by country Japan
2020s 5,838 1 in: rate varies by country 25,655 1 in: rate varies by country 19,817 1 in: rate varies by country Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, High income or Japan?
Japan, at 35,149 1 in: rate varies by country against 7,933 1 in: rate varies by country in High income as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between High income and Japan?
27,216 1 in: rate varies by country, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Japan?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do High income and Japan rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
High income ranks 4th and Japan ranks 6th 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.