Guatemala vs Tonga: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Guatemala
0.2%
in 2023
Tonga
0.2%
in 2023
Guatemala rank
70th
Tonga rank
72nd

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Guatemala
  • Tonga
00.511.5198520042023

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Tonga, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.2 times Tonga's.

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

Guatemala ranks 70th and Tonga ranks 72nd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Tonga Difference Ahead
1980s 1.6% 0.7% 1.0% Guatemala
1990s 1.2% 0.5% 0.7% Guatemala
2000s 0.6% 0.4% 0.3% Guatemala
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.1% Guatemala
2020s 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Guatemala or Tonga?
Guatemala, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Tonga as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Guatemala and Tonga?
0.0%, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Tonga?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Tonga rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Guatemala ranks 70th and Tonga ranks 72nd 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.