Botswana vs East Timor: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends)
Botswana
0.4%
in 2023
East Timor
0.5%
in 2023
Botswana rank
48th
East Timor rank
45th
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) over time
- Botswana
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Botswana, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes East Timor's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 48th and East Timor ranks 45th of 194 countries.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.6% | 8.7% | 7.2% | East Timor |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 7.1% | 6.3% | East Timor |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 3.2% | 2.7% | East Timor |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 1.2% | 0.7% | East Timor |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Botswana or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Botswana and East Timor?
- 0.1%, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and East Timor?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and East Timor rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Botswana ranks 48th and East Timor ranks 45th 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.