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

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

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

0.0%, with United States of America ahead.

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

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.

Latvia vs United States of America: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Latvia

0.0%

in 2023

United States of America

0.0%

in 2023

Latvia rank

137th

United States of America rank

134th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

Latvia
United States of America

How they compare

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

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 137th and United States of America ranks 134th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	Latvia
1990s	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	Latvia
2000s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Latvia
2010s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Latvia
2020s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Latvia or United States of America?: United States of America, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Latvia and United States of America?: 0.0%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and United States of America?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Latvia and United States of America rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?: Latvia ranks 137th and United States of America 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: 03 September 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.