Japan vs OECD members: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Japan
- OECD members
How they compare
Japan currently reports 35,149 1 in: rate varies by country against 3,800 1 in: rate varies by country in OECD members, a difference of 31,349 1 in: rate varies by country.
That makes Japan's figure about 9.2 times OECD members's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 6th and OECD members ranks 9th of 194 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,647 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,320 1 in: rate varies by country | 3,327 1 in: rate varies by country | Japan |
| 1990s | 7,599 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,860 1 in: rate varies by country | 5,739 1 in: rate varies by country | Japan |
| 2000s | 11,535 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,520 1 in: rate varies by country | 9,015 1 in: rate varies by country | Japan |
| 2010s | 17,020 1 in: rate varies by country | 3,070 1 in: rate varies by country | 13,950 1 in: rate varies by country | Japan |
| 2020s | 25,655 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,825 1 in: rate varies by country | 22,830 1 in: rate varies by country | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Japan or OECD members?
- Japan, at 35,149 1 in: rate varies by country against 3,800 1 in: rate varies by country in OECD members as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Japan and OECD members?
- 31,349 1 in: rate varies by country, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and OECD members?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Japan and OECD members rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Japan ranks 6th and OECD members ranks 9th 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
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.