Eritrea vs Tanzania: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends)
Eritrea
1.1%
in 2023
Tanzania
1.3%
in 2023
Eritrea rank
26th
Tanzania rank
23rd
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) over time
- Eritrea
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 1.3% against 1.1% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 26th and Tanzania ranks 23rd of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.5% | 5.8% | 2.6% | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 4.4% | 1.0% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 0.4% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 2.1% | 0.4% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Eritrea or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 1.3% against 1.1% in Eritrea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Eritrea and Tanzania?
- 0.2%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Tanzania?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Tanzania rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Eritrea ranks 26th and Tanzania ranks 23rd 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.