Ethiopia vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Lifetime risk of maternal death

Ethiopia
0.8%
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
0.0%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
36th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
38th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
02468198520042023

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.8% against 0.0% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 22.2 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

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

Ethiopia ranks 36th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 8.5% 0.2% 8.3% Ethiopia
1990s 6.9% 0.1% 6.8% Ethiopia
2000s 4.4% 0.1% 4.3% Ethiopia
2010s 2.0% 0.0% 1.9% Ethiopia
2020s 0.9% 0.0% 0.9% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Ethiopia or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Ethiopia, at 0.8% against 0.0% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Ethiopia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
0.8%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Ethiopia ranks 36th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 38th 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

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.