South Africa vs Tonga: Lifetime risk of maternal death

South Africa
409 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Tonga
527 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
South Africa rank
126th
Tonga rank
123rd

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • South Africa
  • Tonga
100200300400500198520042023

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 527 1 in: rate varies by country against 409 1 in: rate varies by country in South Africa, a difference of 118 1 in: rate varies by country.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.

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

South Africa ranks 126th and Tonga ranks 123rd of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Tonga Difference Ahead
1980s 121.8 1 in: rate varies by country 150.2 1 in: rate varies by country 28.4 1 in: rate varies by country Tonga
1990s 219.6 1 in: rate varies by country 199.2 1 in: rate varies by country 20.4 1 in: rate varies by country South Africa
2000s 190.7 1 in: rate varies by country 273.3 1 in: rate varies by country 82.6 1 in: rate varies by country Tonga
2010s 286.3 1 in: rate varies by country 378.5 1 in: rate varies by country 92.2 1 in: rate varies by country Tonga
2020s 354 1 in: rate varies by country 480.5 1 in: rate varies by country 126.5 1 in: rate varies by country Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, South Africa or Tonga?
Tonga, at 527 1 in: rate varies by country against 409 1 in: rate varies by country in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between South Africa and Tonga?
118 1 in: rate varies by country, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tonga?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Tonga rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
South Africa ranks 126th and Tonga ranks 123rd 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.