Samoa vs Vanuatu: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Samoa
277 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Vanuatu
270 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Samoa rank
138th
Vanuatu rank
141st

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Samoa
  • Vanuatu
100150200250300198520042023

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 277 1 in: rate varies by country against 270 1 in: rate varies by country in Vanuatu, a difference of 7 1 in: rate varies by country.

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

Samoa ranks 138th and Vanuatu ranks 141st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 133.6 1 in: rate varies by country 91.4 1 in: rate varies by country 42.2 1 in: rate varies by country Samoa
1990s 191.5 1 in: rate varies by country 143.3 1 in: rate varies by country 48.2 1 in: rate varies by country Samoa
2000s 267.4 1 in: rate varies by country 190.1 1 in: rate varies by country 77.3 1 in: rate varies by country Samoa
2010s 237.2 1 in: rate varies by country 217.7 1 in: rate varies by country 19.5 1 in: rate varies by country Samoa
2020s 247.5 1 in: rate varies by country 241.5 1 in: rate varies by country 6 1 in: rate varies by country Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Samoa or Vanuatu?
Samoa, at 277 1 in: rate varies by country against 270 1 in: rate varies by country in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Samoa and Vanuatu?
7 1 in: rate varies by country, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vanuatu?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Vanuatu rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Samoa ranks 138th and Vanuatu ranks 141st 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.