Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Luxembourg or Portugal?

Portugal, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Luxembourg as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Portugal?

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.

Luxembourg vs Portugal: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Luxembourg

0.0%

in 2023

Portugal

0.0%

in 2023

Luxembourg rank

143rd

Portugal rank

140th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

Luxembourg
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Luxembourg's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Portugal ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 143rd and Portugal ranks 140th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Luxembourg	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Luxembourg
1990s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Luxembourg
2000s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Luxembourg
2010s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Luxembourg
2020s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Luxembourg or Portugal?: Portugal, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Luxembourg as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Luxembourg and Portugal?: 0.0%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Portugal?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Luxembourg and Portugal rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?: Luxembourg ranks 143rd and Portugal ranks 140th 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.