Latin America & Caribbean vs Malawi: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Latin America & Caribbean
0.1%
in 2023
Malawi
0.9%
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean rank
29th
Malawi rank
31st
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.9% against 0.1% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 7.0 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th and Malawi ranks 31st of 47 groups.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6% | 7.1% | 6.5% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 5.0% | 4.7% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 2.1% | 1.9% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 1.8% | 1.7% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Latin America & Caribbean or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.9% against 0.1% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Latin America & Caribbean and Malawi?
- 0.8%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Malawi?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Malawi rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th and Malawi ranks 31st of 47 groups.
- 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.