Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Djibouti or Marshall Islands?

Marshall Islands, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Djibouti as of 2023.

What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Djibouti and Marshall Islands?

0.0%, with Marshall Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Marshall Islands?

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.

Djibouti vs Marshall Islands: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Djibouti

0.4%

in 2023

Marshall Islands

0.4%

in 2023

Djibouti rank

53rd

Marshall Islands rank

52nd

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

Djibouti
Marshall Islands

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Djibouti, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.1 times Djibouti's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Djibouti ahead.

Djibouti ranks 53rd and Marshall Islands ranks 52nd of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 3 and Marshall Islands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Djibouti	Marshall Islands	Difference	Ahead
1980s	4.0%	2.0%	2.0%	Djibouti
1990s	3.0%	1.7%	1.4%	Djibouti
2000s	1.3%	1.0%	0.3%	Djibouti
2010s	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	Marshall Islands
2020s	0.4%	0.5%	0.0%	Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Djibouti or Marshall Islands?: Marshall Islands, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Djibouti as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Djibouti and Marshall Islands?: 0.0%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Marshall Islands?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Djibouti and Marshall Islands rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?: Djibouti ranks 53rd and Marshall Islands ranks 52nd 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: 03 September 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.