Mauritania vs Middle income: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Mauritania
1.7%
in 2023
Middle income
0.4%
in 2023
Mauritania rank
16th
Middle income rank
19th
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Mauritania
- Middle income
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1.7% against 0.4% in Middle income, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 4.6 times Middle income's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 16th and Middle income ranks 19th of 194 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.4% | 1.7% | 3.7% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 1.2% | 3.2% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 0.7% | 2.2% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 0.5% | 1.9% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 0.4% | 1.5% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Mauritania or Middle income?
- Mauritania, at 1.7% against 0.4% in Middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Mauritania and Middle income?
- 1.3%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Middle income?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Middle income rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Mauritania ranks 16th and Middle income ranks 19th 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.