Kenya vs Tuvalu: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Kenya
0.5%
in 2023
Tuvalu
0.5%
in 2023
Kenya rank
47th
Tuvalu rank
44th
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Kenya
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Kenya, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 47th and Tuvalu ranks 44th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Tuvalu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.5% | 1.0% | 5.4% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Kenya or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Kenya and Tuvalu?
- 0.0%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tuvalu?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Tuvalu rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Kenya ranks 47th and Tuvalu ranks 44th 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.