Myanmar vs Samoa: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Myanmar
0.4%
in 2023
Samoa
0.4%
in 2023
Myanmar rank
58th
Samoa rank
57th
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Myanmar
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 58th and Samoa ranks 57th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.3% | 0.8% | 1.6% | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 0.5% | 1.0% | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Myanmar or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Myanmar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Myanmar and Samoa?
- 0.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Samoa?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Myanmar and Samoa rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Myanmar ranks 58th and Samoa ranks 57th 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.