Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Botswana or Venezuela?

Botswana, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Venezuela as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Venezuela?

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.

Botswana vs Venezuela: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends)

Botswana

0.4%

in 2023

Venezuela

0.4%

in 2023

Botswana rank

48th

Venezuela rank

50th

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

Botswana
Venezuela

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Venezuela, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 48th and Venezuela ranks 50th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Venezuela in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.6%	0.3%	1.2%	Botswana
1990s	0.7%	0.3%	0.5%	Botswana
2000s	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%	Botswana
2010s	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%	Botswana
2020s	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Botswana or Venezuela?: Botswana, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Venezuela as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Botswana and Venezuela?: 0.0%, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Venezuela?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Venezuela rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?: Botswana ranks 48th and Venezuela ranks 50th 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.