Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Arab World or Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe, at 1.3% against 0.4% in Arab World as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Zimbabwe?

39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Arab World vs Zimbabwe: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Arab World

0.4%

in 2023

Zimbabwe

1.3%

in 2023

Arab World rank

18th

Zimbabwe rank

21st

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

Arab World
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 1.3% against 0.4% in Arab World, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 3.3 times Arab World's.

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

Arab World ranks 18th and Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2.1%	2.7%	0.6%	Zimbabwe
1990s	1.4%	1.4%	0.1%	Zimbabwe
2000s	0.8%	1.7%	0.9%	Zimbabwe
2010s	0.5%	1.9%	1.4%	Zimbabwe
2020s	0.5%	1.4%	1.0%	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Arab World or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 1.3% against 0.4% in Arab World as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Arab World and Zimbabwe?: 0.9%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Zimbabwe?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Arab World and Zimbabwe rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?: Arab World ranks 18th and Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). 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 (%)
Unit: %
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: 03 September 2026

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.