Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Bhutan or Cape Verde?

Bhutan, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Cape Verde as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Cape Verde?

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.

Bhutan vs Cape Verde: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Bhutan

0.1%

in 2023

Cape Verde

0.1%

in 2023

Bhutan rank

106th

Cape Verde rank

108th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

Bhutan
Cape Verde

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.

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

Bhutan ranks 106th and Cape Verde ranks 108th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Cape Verde in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Cape Verde	Difference	Ahead
1980s	4.8%	2.1%	2.6%	Bhutan
1990s	2.5%	1.0%	1.4%	Bhutan
2000s	0.6%	0.3%	0.4%	Bhutan
2010s	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	Bhutan
2020s	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Bhutan or Cape Verde?: Bhutan, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Cape Verde as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Bhutan and Cape Verde?: 0.0%, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Cape Verde?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Cape Verde rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?: Bhutan ranks 106th and Cape Verde ranks 108th 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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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.