Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Bolivia or Marshall Islands?

Marshall Islands, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Bolivia as of 2023.

What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Bolivia and Marshall Islands?

0.0%, with Marshall Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Marshall Islands?

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.

Bolivia vs Marshall Islands: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends)

Bolivia

0.4%

in 2023

Marshall Islands

0.4%

in 2023

Bolivia rank

55th

Marshall Islands rank

52nd

Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) over time

Bolivia
Marshall Islands

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Bolivia, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 55th and Marshall Islands ranks 52nd of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 2 and Marshall Islands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia	Marshall Islands	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2.3%	2.0%	0.3%	Bolivia
1990s	1.5%	1.7%	0.2%	Marshall Islands
2000s	0.9%	1.0%	0.2%	Marshall Islands
2010s	0.5%	0.6%	0.1%	Marshall Islands
2020s	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Bolivia or Marshall Islands?: Marshall Islands, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Bolivia as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Bolivia and Marshall Islands?: 0.0%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Marshall Islands?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Bolivia and Marshall Islands rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?: Bolivia ranks 55th and Marshall Islands ranks 52nd 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: 29 October 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.