Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Micronesia (country) or Zambia?

Zambia, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Micronesia (country) as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and Zambia?

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.

Micronesia (country) vs Zambia: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends)

Micronesia (country)

0.4%

in 2023

Zambia

0.4%

in 2023

Micronesia (country) rank

59th

Zambia rank

56th

Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) over time

Micronesia (country)
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Micronesia (country), a difference of 0.0%.

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

Micronesia (country) ranks 59th and Zambia ranks 56th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Micronesia (country)	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.2%	4.0%	2.8%	Zambia
1990s	0.9%	2.9%	2.0%	Zambia
2000s	0.7%	1.7%	1.0%	Zambia
2010s	0.5%	1.0%	0.5%	Zambia
2020s	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Micronesia (country) or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Micronesia (country) as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Micronesia (country) and Zambia?: 0.0%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and Zambia?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Micronesia (country) and Zambia rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?: Micronesia (country) ranks 59th and Zambia ranks 56th 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: 29 October 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.