Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Honduras or Nicaragua?

Nicaragua, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Honduras as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Nicaragua?

39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.

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.

Honduras vs Nicaragua: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Honduras

0.1%

in 2023

Nicaragua

0.1%

in 2023

Honduras rank

84th

Nicaragua rank

82nd

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

Honduras
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Honduras, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Honduras's.

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

Honduras ranks 84th and Nicaragua ranks 82nd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Honduras	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.1%	1.7%	0.6%	Nicaragua
1990s	0.6%	1.1%	0.5%	Nicaragua
2000s	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	Nicaragua
2010s	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	Nicaragua
2020s	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Honduras or Nicaragua?: Nicaragua, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Honduras as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Honduras and Nicaragua?: 0.0%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Nicaragua?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Honduras and Nicaragua rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?: Honduras ranks 84th and Nicaragua ranks 82nd 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: 03 September 2026

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.