Middle income vs Zimbabwe: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Middle income
0.4%
in 2023
Zimbabwe
1.3%
in 2023
Middle income rank
19th
Zimbabwe rank
21st
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Middle income
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 1.3% against 0.4% in Middle income, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 3.4 times Middle income's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Middle income ranks 19th and Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 47 groups.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.7% | 2.7% | 1.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.4% | 0.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 1.7% | 1.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 1.9% | 1.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 1.4% | 1.0% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Middle income or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 1.3% against 0.4% in Middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Middle income and Zimbabwe?
- 0.9%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Zimbabwe?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Middle income and Zimbabwe rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Middle income ranks 19th and Zimbabwe ranks 21st 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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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.