Lower middle income vs Niger: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Lower middle income
0.5%
in 2023
Niger
2.1%
in 2023
Lower middle income rank
13th
Niger rank
10th
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Lower middle income
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 2.1% against 0.5% in Lower middle income, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Niger's figure about 4.0 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 13th and Niger ranks 10th of 47 groups.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.0% | 7.9% | 4.8% | Niger |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 6.6% | 4.5% | Niger |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 5.7% | 4.5% | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 3.5% | 2.7% | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 2.3% | 1.7% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Lower middle income or Niger?
- Niger, at 2.1% against 0.5% in Lower middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Lower middle income and Niger?
- 1.6%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Niger?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Lower middle income and Niger rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Lower middle income ranks 13th and Niger ranks 10th 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.