What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Nauru and Senegal?

5 1 in: rate varies by country, with Nauru ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Senegal?

39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.

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.

Nauru vs Senegal: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Nauru

117 1 in: rate varies by country

in 2023

Senegal

112 1 in: rate varies by country

in 2023

Nauru rank

163rd

Senegal rank

165th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

Nauru
Senegal

How they compare

Nauru currently reports 117 1 in: rate varies by country against 112 1 in: rate varies by country in Senegal, a difference of 5 1 in: rate varies by country.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Nauru ahead.

Nauru ranks 163rd and Senegal ranks 165th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 4 and Senegal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nauru	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1980s	121.4 1 in: rate varies by country	21 1 in: rate varies by country	100.4 1 in: rate varies by country	Nauru
1990s	119.1 1 in: rate varies by country	30.3 1 in: rate varies by country	88.8 1 in: rate varies by country	Nauru
2000s	97.9 1 in: rate varies by country	40.3 1 in: rate varies by country	57.6 1 in: rate varies by country	Nauru
2010s	96.4 1 in: rate varies by country	61.4 1 in: rate varies by country	35 1 in: rate varies by country	Nauru
2020s	105 1 in: rate varies by country	106.75 1 in: rate varies by country	1.75 1 in: rate varies by country	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Nauru or Senegal?: Nauru, at 117 1 in: rate varies by country against 112 1 in: rate varies by country in Senegal as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Nauru and Senegal?: 5 1 in: rate varies by country, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Senegal?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Nauru and Senegal rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?: Nauru ranks 163rd and Senegal ranks 165th 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: 17 September 2026

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.