Gabon vs Malawi: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Gabon
0.8%
in 2023
Malawi
0.9%
in 2023
Gabon rank
34th
Malawi rank
31st
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Gabon
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Gabon, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 34th and Malawi ranks 31st of 194 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.0% | 7.1% | 5.1% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 5.0% | 3.4% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 2.1% | 1.5% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 1.8% | 1.0% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Gabon or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Gabon and Malawi?
- 0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Malawi?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Malawi rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Gabon ranks 34th and Malawi ranks 31st 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.