Turkey vs Uruguay: Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country)
Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) over time
- Turkey
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 5,165 1 in: rate varies by country against 4,620 1 in: rate varies by country in Turkey, a difference of 545 1 in: rate varies by country.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Uruguay ahead.
Turkey ranks 59th and Uruguay ranks 57th of 194 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 539 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,089 1 in: rate varies by country | 549.6 1 in: rate varies by country | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 890.5 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,541 1 in: rate varies by country | 650.1 1 in: rate varies by country | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1,630 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,494 1 in: rate varies by country | 864.6 1 in: rate varies by country | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 2,577 1 in: rate varies by country | 3,584 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,007 1 in: rate varies by country | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 3,507 1 in: rate varies by country | 3,625 1 in: rate varies by country | 118.5 1 in: rate varies by country | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Turkey or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 5,165 1 in: rate varies by country against 4,620 1 in: rate varies by country in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Turkey and Uruguay?
- 545 1 in: rate varies by country, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Uruguay?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Turkey and Uruguay rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Turkey ranks 59th and Uruguay ranks 57th 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.