Botswana vs Kenya: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Botswana
0.4%
in 2023
Kenya
0.5%
in 2023
Botswana rank
48th
Kenya rank
47th
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Botswana
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Botswana, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 48th and Kenya ranks 47th of 194 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.6% | 6.5% | 4.9% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 2.0% | 1.3% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Botswana or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Botswana and Kenya?
- 0.1%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Kenya?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Kenya rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Botswana ranks 48th and Kenya ranks 47th 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.