North America vs Yemen: Lifetime risk of maternal death
North America
0.0%
in 2023
Yemen
0.5%
in 2023
North America rank
41st
Yemen rank
43rd
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- North America
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.5% against 0.0% in North America, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 23.7 times North America's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 41st and Yemen ranks 43rd of 47 groups.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 3.3% | 3.2% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 2.2% | 2.2% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.1% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, North America or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.5% against 0.0% in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between North America and Yemen?
- 0.5%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Yemen?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do North America and Yemen rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- North America ranks 41st and Yemen ranks 43rd 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.