High income vs Kenya: Lifetime risk of maternal death
High income
0.0%
in 2023
Kenya
0.5%
in 2023
High income rank
44th
Kenya rank
47th
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- High income
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.5% against 0.0% in High income, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 38.0 times High income's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 44th and Kenya ranks 47th of 47 groups.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 6.5% | 6.4% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, High income or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.5% against 0.0% in High income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between High income and Kenya?
- 0.5%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Kenya?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do High income and Kenya rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- High income ranks 44th and Kenya ranks 47th of 47 groups.
- 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.