Honduras vs Nicaragua: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Honduras
830 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Nicaragua
741 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Honduras rank
111th
Nicaragua rank
113th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Honduras
  • Nicaragua
0200400600800198520042023

How they compare

Honduras currently reports 830 1 in: rate varies by country against 741 1 in: rate varies by country in Nicaragua, a difference of 89 1 in: rate varies by country.

That makes Honduras's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

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

Honduras ranks 111th and Nicaragua ranks 113th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Honduras Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1980s 93.8 1 in: rate varies by country 59.8 1 in: rate varies by country 34 1 in: rate varies by country Honduras
1990s 174.8 1 in: rate varies by country 93.2 1 in: rate varies by country 81.6 1 in: rate varies by country Honduras
2000s 342.7 1 in: rate varies by country 242.1 1 in: rate varies by country 100.6 1 in: rate varies by country Honduras
2010s 577.6 1 in: rate varies by country 475 1 in: rate varies by country 102.6 1 in: rate varies by country Honduras
2020s 675.5 1 in: rate varies by country 574 1 in: rate varies by country 101.5 1 in: rate varies by country Honduras

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Honduras or Nicaragua?
Honduras, at 830 1 in: rate varies by country against 741 1 in: rate varies by country in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Honduras and Nicaragua?
89 1 in: rate varies by country, with Honduras ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Nicaragua?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Honduras and Nicaragua rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Honduras ranks 111th and Nicaragua ranks 113th 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

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.