Equatorial Guinea vs Ethiopia: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Equatorial Guinea
0.7%
in 2023
Ethiopia
0.8%
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
39th
Ethiopia rank
36th
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 39th and Ethiopia ranks 36th of 194 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.9% | 8.5% | 4.6% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 6.9% | 3.6% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 4.4% | 2.7% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 2.0% | 0.9% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Equatorial Guinea or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia?
- 0.1%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 39th and Ethiopia ranks 36th 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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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.