Congo vs Malawi: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Congo
1.0%
in 2023
Malawi
0.9%
in 2023
Congo rank
28th
Malawi rank
31st
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Congo
- Malawi
How they compare
Congo currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Malawi, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Malawi ahead.
Congo ranks 28th and Malawi ranks 31st of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.8% | 7.1% | 4.3% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 5.0% | 2.3% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 2.1% | 0.2% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.8% | 0.4% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Congo or Malawi?
- Congo, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Congo and Malawi?
- 0.1%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Malawi?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Malawi rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Congo ranks 28th and Malawi 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.