Mozambique vs Namibia: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Mozambique
0.5%
in 2023
Namibia
0.4%
in 2023
Mozambique rank
46th
Namibia rank
49th
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Mozambique
- Namibia
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Namibia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mozambique ranks 46th and Namibia ranks 49th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 4 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.9% | 1.8% | 6.2% | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 1.6% | 3.3% | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 0.6% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.0% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Mozambique or Namibia?
- Mozambique, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Mozambique and Namibia?
- 0.1%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Namibia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Mozambique and Namibia rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Mozambique ranks 46th and Namibia ranks 49th 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.