Israel vs World: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Israel
15,889 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
World
272 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Israel rank
25th
World rank
28th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Israel
  • World
05.0k10.0k15.0k198520042023

How they compare

Israel currently reports 15,889 1 in: rate varies by country against 272 1 in: rate varies by country in World, a difference of 15,617 1 in: rate varies by country.

That makes Israel's figure about 58.4 times World's.

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

Israel ranks 25th and World ranks 28th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel World Difference Ahead
1980s 1,054 1 in: rate varies by country 77.6 1 in: rate varies by country 976.8 1 in: rate varies by country Israel
1990s 1,893 1 in: rate varies by country 105.5 1 in: rate varies by country 1,787 1 in: rate varies by country Israel
2000s 7,689 1 in: rate varies by country 154.6 1 in: rate varies by country 7,534 1 in: rate varies by country Israel
2010s 11,426 1 in: rate varies by country 208.1 1 in: rate varies by country 11,218 1 in: rate varies by country Israel
2020s 12,748 1 in: rate varies by country 249.25 1 in: rate varies by country 12,499 1 in: rate varies by country Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Israel or World?
Israel, at 15,889 1 in: rate varies by country against 272 1 in: rate varies by country in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Israel and World?
15,617 1 in: rate varies by country, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and World?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Israel and World rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Israel ranks 25th and World ranks 28th 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.