Gambia vs World: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Gambia
1.4%
in 2023
World
0.4%
in 2023
Gambia rank
18th
World rank
20th
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Gambia
- World
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 1.4% against 0.4% in World, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 3.8 times World's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 18th and World ranks 20th of 194 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.4% | 1.3% | 7.1% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 1.0% | 5.2% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 0.7% | 3.2% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 0.5% | 2.1% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 0.4% | 1.1% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Gambia or World?
- Gambia, at 1.4% against 0.4% in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Gambia and World?
- 1.0%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and World?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and World rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Gambia ranks 18th and World ranks 20th 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.