Iraq vs Tonga: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Iraq
0.2%
in 2023
Tonga
0.2%
in 2023
Iraq rank
71st
Tonga rank
72nd
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Iraq
- Tonga
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Tonga, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 71st and Tonga ranks 72nd of 194 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Iraq or Tonga?
- Iraq, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Tonga as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Iraq and Tonga?
- 0.0%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Tonga?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Tonga rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Iraq ranks 71st and Tonga ranks 72nd 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
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.