Nepal vs Sao Tome and Principe: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Nepal
332 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
368 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Nepal rank
133rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
131st

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Nepal
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0100200300400198520042023

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 368 1 in: rate varies by country against 332 1 in: rate varies by country in Nepal, a difference of 36 1 in: rate varies by country.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

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

Nepal ranks 133rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 131st of 194 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s 18.2 1 in: rate varies by country 102.4 1 in: rate varies by country 84.2 1 in: rate varies by country Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 32.9 1 in: rate varies by country 104.9 1 in: rate varies by country 72 1 in: rate varies by country Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 83.3 1 in: rate varies by country 110.6 1 in: rate varies by country 27.3 1 in: rate varies by country Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 173.8 1 in: rate varies by country 180.9 1 in: rate varies by country 7.1 1 in: rate varies by country Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 305.75 1 in: rate varies by country 316 1 in: rate varies by country 10.25 1 in: rate varies by country Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Nepal or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 368 1 in: rate varies by country against 332 1 in: rate varies by country in Nepal as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Nepal and Sao Tome and Principe?
36 1 in: rate varies by country, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sao Tome and Principe?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Nepal and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Nepal ranks 133rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 131st 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.