Palau vs Paraguay: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Palau
753 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Paraguay
708 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Palau rank
112th
Paraguay rank
115th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Palau
  • Paraguay
0200400600800198520042023

How they compare

Palau currently reports 753 1 in: rate varies by country against 708 1 in: rate varies by country in Paraguay, a difference of 45 1 in: rate varies by country.

That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Palau ahead.

Palau ranks 112th and Paraguay ranks 115th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Palau Paraguay Difference Ahead
1980s 358 1 in: rate varies by country 90.8 1 in: rate varies by country 267.2 1 in: rate varies by country Palau
1990s 365.7 1 in: rate varies by country 117.8 1 in: rate varies by country 247.9 1 in: rate varies by country Palau
2000s 565.6 1 in: rate varies by country 174.4 1 in: rate varies by country 391.2 1 in: rate varies by country Palau
2010s 748.6 1 in: rate varies by country 507.6 1 in: rate varies by country 241 1 in: rate varies by country Palau
2020s 611.5 1 in: rate varies by country 523 1 in: rate varies by country 88.5 1 in: rate varies by country Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Palau or Paraguay?
Palau, at 753 1 in: rate varies by country against 708 1 in: rate varies by country in Paraguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Palau and Paraguay?
45 1 in: rate varies by country, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Paraguay?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Palau and Paraguay rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Palau ranks 112th and Paraguay ranks 115th 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.