Euro area vs Namibia: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Euro area
0.0%
in 2023
Namibia
0.4%
in 2023
Euro area rank
46th
Namibia rank
49th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Euro area
  • Namibia
00.511.52198520042023

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.4% against 0.0% in Euro area, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 58.7 times Euro area's.

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

Euro area ranks 46th and Namibia ranks 49th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Namibia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0% 1.8% 1.7% Namibia
1990s 0.0% 1.6% 1.6% Namibia
2000s 0.0% 1.3% 1.3% Namibia
2010s 0.0% 1.2% 1.2% Namibia
2020s 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Euro area or Namibia?
Namibia, at 0.4% against 0.0% in Euro area as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Euro area and Namibia?
0.4%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Namibia?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Euro area and Namibia rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Euro area ranks 46th and Namibia ranks 49th 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.