OECD members vs Uganda: Lifetime risk of maternal death

OECD members
0.0%
in 2023
Uganda
0.8%
in 2023
OECD members rank
39th
Uganda rank
37th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • OECD members
  • Uganda
0246198520042023

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.8% against 0.0% in OECD members, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Uganda's figure about 29.8 times OECD members's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 39th and Uganda ranks 37th of 47 groups.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1% 4.9% 4.8% Uganda
1990s 0.1% 3.5% 3.4% Uganda
2000s 0.0% 2.5% 2.4% Uganda
2010s 0.0% 1.5% 1.5% Uganda
2020s 0.0% 0.9% 0.9% Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, OECD members or Uganda?
Uganda, at 0.8% against 0.0% in OECD members as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between OECD members and Uganda?
0.8%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Uganda?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do OECD members and Uganda rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
OECD members ranks 39th and Uganda ranks 37th 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

Indicator
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%)
Unit
%
Source
Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 9,399 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed

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.