Congo vs IBRD only: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Congo
1.0%
in 2023
IBRD only
0.1%
in 2023
Congo rank
28th
IBRD only rank
31st
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Congo
- IBRD only
How they compare
Congo currently reports 1.0% against 0.1% in IBRD only, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Congo's figure about 8.2 times IBRD only's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 28th and IBRD only ranks 31st of 194 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | IBRD only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.8% | 1.1% | 1.7% | Congo |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 0.7% | 2.0% | Congo |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 0.4% | 1.6% | Congo |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.2% | 1.2% | Congo |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.9% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Congo or IBRD only?
- Congo, at 1.0% against 0.1% in IBRD only as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Congo and IBRD only?
- 0.9%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and IBRD only?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Congo and IBRD only rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Congo ranks 28th and IBRD only ranks 31st 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.