Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Portugal or Romania?

Portugal, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Romania as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?

39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.

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.

Portugal vs Romania: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Portugal

0.0%

in 2023

Romania

0.0%

in 2023

Portugal rank

140th

Romania rank

142nd

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

Portugal
Romania

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Romania, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Romania ahead.

Portugal ranks 140th and Romania ranks 142nd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.0%	0.3%	0.3%	Romania
1990s	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	Romania
2000s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Romania
2010s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Romania
2020s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Portugal or Romania?: Portugal, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Romania as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Portugal and Romania?: 0.0%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Romania rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?: Portugal ranks 140th and Romania ranks 142nd 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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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: 03 September 2026

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.