Comoros vs North America: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Comoros
0.7%
in 2023
North America
0.0%
in 2023
Comoros rank
40th
North America rank
41st
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Comoros
- North America
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 0.7% against 0.0% in North America, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Comoros's figure about 28.5 times North America's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Comoros has been ahead every year.
Comoros ranks 40th and North America ranks 41st of 194 countries.
Comoros has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.1% | 0.0% | 5.1% | Comoros |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 0.0% | 3.3% | Comoros |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.0% | 1.8% | Comoros |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1.0% | Comoros |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Comoros or North America?
- Comoros, at 0.7% against 0.0% in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Comoros and North America?
- 0.7%, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and North America?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Comoros and North America rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Comoros ranks 40th and North America ranks 41st 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.