Gabon vs Upper middle income: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Gabon
0.8%
in 2023
Upper middle income
0.1%
in 2023
Gabon rank
34th
Upper middle income rank
36th
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Gabon
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 0.8% against 0.1% in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Gabon's figure about 11.6 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 34th and Upper middle income ranks 36th of 194 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.0% | 0.5% | 1.5% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 0.3% | 1.3% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.7% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.7% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Gabon or Upper middle income?
- Gabon, at 0.8% against 0.1% in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Gabon and Upper middle income?
- 0.7%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Upper middle income?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Upper middle income rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Gabon ranks 34th and Upper middle income ranks 36th 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.