Bangladesh vs South Africa: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Bangladesh
0.3%
in 2023
South Africa
0.2%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
67th
South Africa rank
69th
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Bangladesh
- South Africa
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in South Africa, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 67th and South Africa ranks 69th of 194 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.8% | 0.8% | 3.9% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 0.5% | 2.6% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.5% | 0.8% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Bangladesh or South Africa?
- Bangladesh, at 0.3% against 0.2% in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Bangladesh and South Africa?
- 0.1%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and South Africa?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and South Africa rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Bangladesh ranks 67th and South Africa ranks 69th of 194 countries.
- 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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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.