Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Iran or United States?

United States, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Iran as of 2023.

What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Iran and United States?

0.0%, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and United States?

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.

Iran vs United States: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends)

Iran

0.0%

in 2023

United States

0.0%

in 2023

Iran rank

135th

United States rank

134th

Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) over time

Iran
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Iran, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 135th and United States ranks 134th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	United States	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.8%	0.0%	0.8%	Iran
1990s	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%	Iran
2000s	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	Iran
2010s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Iran
2020s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Iran or United States?: United States, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Iran and United States?: 0.0%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and United States?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Iran and United States rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?: Iran ranks 135th and United States ranks 134th 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: 29 October 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.