Iceland vs Late-demographic dividend: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Iceland
22,431 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Late-demographic dividend
2,700 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Iceland rank
13th
Late-demographic dividend rank
11th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Iceland
  • Late-demographic dividend
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k198520042023

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 22,431 1 in: rate varies by country against 2,700 1 in: rate varies by country in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 19,731 1 in: rate varies by country.

That makes Iceland's figure about 8.3 times Late-demographic dividend's.

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

Iceland ranks 13th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 11th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Late-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1980s 3,647 1 in: rate varies by country 268 1 in: rate varies by country 3,379 1 in: rate varies by country Iceland
1990s 5,336 1 in: rate varies by country 575 1 in: rate varies by country 4,761 1 in: rate varies by country Iceland
2000s 10,179 1 in: rate varies by country 1,134 1 in: rate varies by country 9,045 1 in: rate varies by country Iceland
2010s 15,559 1 in: rate varies by country 1,660 1 in: rate varies by country 13,899 1 in: rate varies by country Iceland
2020s 12,882 1 in: rate varies by country 2,075 1 in: rate varies by country 10,807 1 in: rate varies by country Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Iceland or Late-demographic dividend?
Iceland, at 22,431 1 in: rate varies by country against 2,700 1 in: rate varies by country in Late-demographic dividend as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Iceland and Late-demographic dividend?
19,731 1 in: rate varies by country, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Late-demographic dividend?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Iceland ranks 13th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 11th 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.