Malawi vs Senegal: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Malawi
0.9%
in 2023
Senegal
0.9%
in 2023
Malawi rank
31st
Senegal rank
30th
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Malawi
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Malawi, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 31st and Senegal ranks 30th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.1% | 4.8% | 2.3% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 3.3% | 1.7% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.5% | 0.4% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 0.1% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 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 Senegal?
- Senegal, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Malawi and Senegal?
- 0.0%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Senegal?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Senegal rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Malawi ranks 31st and Senegal ranks 30th 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.