High income vs Norway: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- High income
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 60,475 1 in: rate varies by country against 7,933 1 in: rate varies by country in High income, a difference of 52,542 1 in: rate varies by country.
That makes Norway's figure about 7.6 times High income's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 4th 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 | High income | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,988 1 in: rate varies by country | 6,569 1 in: rate varies by country | 4,580 1 in: rate varies by country | Norway |
| 1990s | 3,270 1 in: rate varies by country | 8,865 1 in: rate varies by country | 5,596 1 in: rate varies by country | Norway |
| 2000s | 4,935 1 in: rate varies by country | 11,860 1 in: rate varies by country | 6,925 1 in: rate varies by country | Norway |
| 2010s | 6,101 1 in: rate varies by country | 29,287 1 in: rate varies by country | 23,186 1 in: rate varies by country | Norway |
| 2020s | 5,838 1 in: rate varies by country | 41,850 1 in: rate varies by country | 36,012 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, High income or Norway?
- Norway, at 60,475 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 Norway?
- 52,542 1 in: rate varies by country, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Norway?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do High income and Norway rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- High income ranks 4th 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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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.