Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Dominican Republic or Laos?

Laos, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Dominican Republic as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Laos?

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.

Dominican Republic vs Laos: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends)

Dominican Republic

0.3%

in 2023

Laos

0.3%

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

65th

Laos rank

63rd

Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) over time

Dominican Republic
Laos

How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 65th and Laos ranks 63rd of 194 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.9%	5.3%	4.4%	Laos
1990s	0.6%	3.8%	3.3%	Laos
2000s	0.2%	1.9%	1.6%	Laos
2010s	0.2%	0.6%	0.4%	Laos
2020s	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Dominican Republic or Laos?: Laos, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Dominican Republic and Laos?: 0.0%, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Laos?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Laos rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?: Dominican Republic ranks 65th and Laos ranks 63rd 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: 29 October 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.