High income vs Spain: Lifetime risk of maternal death

High income
7,933 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Spain
38,118 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
High income rank
4th
Spain rank
5th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • High income
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 38,118 1 in: rate varies by country against 7,933 1 in: rate varies by country in High income, a difference of 30,185 1 in: rate varies by country.

That makes Spain's figure about 4.8 times High income's.

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

High income ranks 4th and Spain ranks 5th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Spain Difference Ahead
1980s 1,988 1 in: rate varies by country 10,736 1 in: rate varies by country 8,748 1 in: rate varies by country Spain
1990s 3,270 1 in: rate varies by country 15,539 1 in: rate varies by country 12,269 1 in: rate varies by country Spain
2000s 4,935 1 in: rate varies by country 17,711 1 in: rate varies by country 12,776 1 in: rate varies by country Spain
2010s 6,101 1 in: rate varies by country 24,750 1 in: rate varies by country 18,649 1 in: rate varies by country Spain
2020s 5,838 1 in: rate varies by country 29,434 1 in: rate varies by country 23,596 1 in: rate varies by country Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, High income or Spain?
Spain, at 38,118 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 Spain?
30,185 1 in: rate varies by country, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Spain?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do High income and Spain rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
High income ranks 4th and Spain ranks 5th 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.