Malawi vs Nauru: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends)
Malawi
0.9%
in 2023
Nauru
0.9%
in 2023
Malawi rank
31st
Nauru rank
32nd
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) over time
- Malawi
- Nauru
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Nauru, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 31st and Nauru ranks 32nd of 194 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.1% | 0.8% | 6.3% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 0.8% | 4.2% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Malawi or Nauru?
- Malawi, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Nauru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Malawi and Nauru?
- 0.0%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nauru?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Nauru rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Malawi ranks 31st and Nauru ranks 32nd 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.