Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Indonesia or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Indonesia as of 2023.

What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Indonesia and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Sao Tome and Principe?

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.

Indonesia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Indonesia

0.3%

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe

0.3%

in 2023

Indonesia rank

66th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

64th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

Indonesia
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 66th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 64th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.5%	1.0%	0.6%	Indonesia
1990s	1.0%	1.0%	0.0%	Indonesia
2000s	0.7%	0.9%	0.2%	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	0.4%	0.6%	0.2%	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Indonesia or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Indonesia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?: Indonesia ranks 66th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 64th 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.