Mauritania vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Lifetime risk of maternal death
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Mauritania
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1.7% against 0.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 4.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 16th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 194 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.4% | 2.2% | 3.2% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 1.7% | 2.7% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 1.0% | 1.9% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 0.6% | 1.8% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 0.5% | 1.4% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Mauritania or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Mauritania, at 1.7% against 0.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Mauritania and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 1.3%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Mauritania ranks 16th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 17th 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.