Ethiopia vs OECD members: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Ethiopia
0.8%
in 2023
OECD members
0.0%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
36th
OECD members rank
39th
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Ethiopia
- OECD members
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.8% against 0.0% in OECD members, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 30.0 times OECD members's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 36th and OECD members ranks 39th of 194 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.5% | 0.1% | 8.4% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 0.1% | 6.9% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 0.0% | 4.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 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 OECD members?
- Ethiopia, at 0.8% against 0.0% in OECD members as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Ethiopia and OECD members?
- 0.8%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and OECD members?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and OECD members rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Ethiopia ranks 36th and OECD members ranks 39th 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.