Ghana vs OECD members: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Ghana
0.8%
in 2023
OECD members
0.0%
in 2023
Ghana rank
38th
OECD members rank
39th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Ghana
  • OECD members
0246198520042023

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.8% against 0.0% in OECD members, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Ghana's figure about 28.4 times OECD members's.

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

Ghana ranks 38th and OECD members ranks 39th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana OECD members Difference Ahead
1980s 4.8% 0.1% 4.7% Ghana
1990s 3.2% 0.1% 3.1% Ghana
2000s 1.7% 0.0% 1.7% Ghana
2010s 1.2% 0.0% 1.2% Ghana
2020s 0.8% 0.0% 0.8% Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Ghana or OECD members?
Ghana, at 0.8% against 0.0% in OECD members as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Ghana and OECD members?
0.8%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and OECD members?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Ghana and OECD members rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Ghana ranks 38th 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

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.