Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Nauru: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.1%
in 2023
Nauru
0.9%
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
32nd
Nauru rank
32nd

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Nauru
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How they compare

Nauru currently reports 0.9% against 0.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Nauru's figure about 7.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 32nd and Nauru ranks 32nd of 47 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan averaged higher in 1 and Nauru in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Nauru Difference Ahead
1980s 1.0% 0.8% 0.2% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 0.5% 0.8% 0.3% Nauru
2000s 0.2% 1.0% 0.8% Nauru
2010s 0.2% 1.0% 0.9% Nauru
2020s 0.1% 1.0% 0.8% Nauru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Nauru?
Nauru, at 0.9% against 0.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Nauru?
0.8%, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Nauru?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Nauru rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 32nd and Nauru ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
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

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.