East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Ethiopia: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.8% against 0.1% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 8.7 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Ethiopia ranks 36th of 47 groups.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6% | 8.5% | 7.9% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 6.9% | 6.6% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 4.4% | 4.2% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 2.0% | 1.8% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 0.8% against 0.1% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Ethiopia?
- 0.7%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Ethiopia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Ethiopia rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Ethiopia ranks 36th of 47 groups.
- 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.