Myanmar vs Zambia: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Myanmar
0.4%
in 2023
Zambia
0.4%
in 2023
Myanmar rank
58th
Zambia rank
56th
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Myanmar
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Myanmar ranks 58th 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 | Myanmar | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.3% | 4.0% | 1.7% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 2.9% | 1.4% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 1.7% | 0.9% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Myanmar or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Myanmar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Myanmar and Zambia?
- 0.0%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Zambia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Myanmar and Zambia rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Myanmar ranks 58th 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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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.