Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Mauritius or Viet Nam?

Viet Nam, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Mauritius as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Viet Nam?

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.

Mauritius vs Viet Nam: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Mauritius

0.1%

in 2023

Viet Nam

0.1%

in 2023

Mauritius rank

101st

Viet Nam rank

98th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

Mauritius
Viet Nam

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Mauritius, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Mauritius ranks 101st and Viet Nam ranks 98th of 194 countries.

Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritius	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.2%	0.7%	0.4%	Viet Nam
1990s	0.1%	0.4%	0.2%	Viet Nam
2000s	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	Viet Nam
2010s	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	Viet Nam
2020s	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Mauritius or Viet Nam?: Viet Nam, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Mauritius as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Mauritius and Viet Nam?: 0.0%, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Viet Nam?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Mauritius and Viet Nam rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?: Mauritius ranks 101st and Viet Nam ranks 98th 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.