Indonesia vs South Africa: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Indonesia
0.3%
in 2023
South Africa
0.2%
in 2023
Indonesia rank
66th
South Africa rank
69th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Indonesia
  • South Africa
00.511.52198520042023

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in South Africa, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 66th and South Africa ranks 69th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 1.5% 0.8% 0.7% Indonesia
1990s 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% Indonesia
2000s 0.7% 0.5% 0.1% Indonesia
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.1% Indonesia
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 South Africa?
Indonesia, at 0.3% against 0.2% in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Indonesia and South Africa?
0.1%, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and South Africa?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and South Africa rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Indonesia ranks 66th and South Africa ranks 69th 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.