Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Marshall Islands or Vanuatu?

Marshall Islands, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Vanuatu as of 2023.

What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Marshall Islands and Vanuatu?

0.0%, with Marshall Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Vanuatu?

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.

Marshall Islands vs Vanuatu: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Marshall Islands

0.4%

in 2023

Vanuatu

0.4%

in 2023

Marshall Islands rank

52nd

Vanuatu rank

54th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

Marshall Islands
Vanuatu

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Marshall Islands has been ahead every year.

Marshall Islands ranks 52nd and Vanuatu ranks 54th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Marshall Islands	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2.0%	1.1%	0.9%	Marshall Islands
1990s	1.7%	0.7%	0.9%	Marshall Islands
2000s	1.0%	0.5%	0.5%	Marshall Islands
2010s	0.6%	0.5%	0.2%	Marshall Islands
2020s	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%	Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Marshall Islands or Vanuatu?: Marshall Islands, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Marshall Islands and Vanuatu?: 0.0%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Vanuatu?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Marshall Islands and Vanuatu rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?: Marshall Islands ranks 52nd and Vanuatu ranks 54th 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.