Guyana vs Iraq: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Guyana
0.2%
in 2023
Iraq
0.2%
in 2023
Guyana rank
73rd
Iraq rank
71st

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Guyana
  • Iraq
0.20.40.60.81198520042023

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Guyana, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.2 times Guyana's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 73rd and Iraq ranks 71st of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Iraq Difference Ahead
1980s 0.9% 0.9% 0.0% Iraq
1990s 0.7% 0.8% 0.1% Iraq
2000s 0.4% 0.6% 0.1% Iraq
2010s 0.3% 0.4% 0.1% Iraq
2020s 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Guyana or Iraq?
Iraq, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Guyana as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Guyana and Iraq?
0.0%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Iraq?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Guyana and Iraq rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Guyana ranks 73rd and Iraq ranks 71st 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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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.