Italy vs Singapore: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Italy
16,327 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Singapore
17,170 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Italy rank
24th
Singapore rank
23rd

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Italy
  • Singapore
5.0k10.0k15.0k198520042023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 17,170 1 in: rate varies by country against 16,327 1 in: rate varies by country in Italy, a difference of 843 1 in: rate varies by country.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 24th and Singapore ranks 23rd of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Singapore in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Singapore Difference Ahead
1980s 3,919 1 in: rate varies by country 3,197 1 in: rate varies by country 722 1 in: rate varies by country Italy
1990s 5,834 1 in: rate varies by country 3,966 1 in: rate varies by country 1,868 1 in: rate varies by country Italy
2000s 9,846 1 in: rate varies by country 6,990 1 in: rate varies by country 2,856 1 in: rate varies by country Italy
2010s 11,781 1 in: rate varies by country 12,243 1 in: rate varies by country 462.5 1 in: rate varies by country Singapore
2020s 13,548 1 in: rate varies by country 8,445 1 in: rate varies by country 5,103 1 in: rate varies by country Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Italy or Singapore?
Singapore, at 17,170 1 in: rate varies by country against 16,327 1 in: rate varies by country in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Italy and Singapore?
843 1 in: rate varies by country, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Singapore?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Italy and Singapore rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Italy ranks 24th and Singapore ranks 23rd 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.