Samoa vs Zambia: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Samoa
277 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Zambia
277 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Samoa rank
138th
Zambia rank
138th
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Samoa
- Zambia
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 277 1 in: rate varies by country against 277 1 in: rate varies by country in Zambia, a difference of 0 1 in: rate varies by country.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 138th and Zambia ranks 138th of 194 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 133.6 1 in: rate varies by country | 25.2 1 in: rate varies by country | 108.4 1 in: rate varies by country | Samoa |
| 1990s | 191.5 1 in: rate varies by country | 36.3 1 in: rate varies by country | 155.2 1 in: rate varies by country | Samoa |
| 2000s | 267.4 1 in: rate varies by country | 62.4 1 in: rate varies by country | 205 1 in: rate varies by country | Samoa |
| 2010s | 237.2 1 in: rate varies by country | 122.9 1 in: rate varies by country | 114.3 1 in: rate varies by country | Samoa |
| 2020s | 247.5 1 in: rate varies by country | 232.5 1 in: rate varies by country | 15 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 Zambia?
- Samoa, at 277 1 in: rate varies by country against 277 1 in: rate varies by country in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Samoa and Zambia?
- 0 1 in: rate varies by country, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Zambia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Zambia rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Samoa ranks 138th and Zambia ranks 138th 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.