Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Dominican Republic or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, 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 Sao Tome and Principe?

0.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Sao Tome and Principe?

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 Sao Tome and Principe: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Dominican Republic

0.3%

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe

0.3%

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

65th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

64th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

Dominican Republic
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 65th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 64th of 194 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.9%	1.0%	0.0%	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	0.6%	1.0%	0.4%	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	0.2%	0.9%	0.7%	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	0.2%	0.6%	0.4%	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Dominican Republic or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, 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 Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Sao Tome and Principe?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?: Dominican Republic ranks 65th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 64th 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: 17 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.