Cameroon vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Lifetime risk of maternal death
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Cameroon
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 1.1% against 0.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 7.9 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 24th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 194 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.5% | 0.7% | 2.8% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 0.4% | 3.2% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 0.2% | 3.1% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 0.2% | 2.0% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.2% | 1.1% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Cameroon or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Cameroon, at 1.1% against 0.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Cameroon and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 1.0%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Cameroon ranks 24th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th 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.