East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Gabon: Lifetime risk of maternal death

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.1%
in 2023
Gabon
0.8%
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
34th
Gabon rank
34th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Gabon
00.511.52198520042023

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 0.8% against 0.1% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Gabon's figure about 9.1 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th and Gabon ranks 34th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Gabon Difference Ahead
1980s 0.6% 2.0% 1.4% Gabon
1990s 0.4% 1.6% 1.2% Gabon
2000s 0.2% 0.7% 0.5% Gabon
2010s 0.1% 0.8% 0.7% Gabon
2020s 0.1% 0.8% 0.7% Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Gabon?
Gabon, at 0.8% against 0.1% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Gabon?
0.7%, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Gabon?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Gabon rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th and Gabon ranks 34th 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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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

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.