Samoa vs Vanuatu: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Samoa
0.4%
in 2023
Vanuatu
0.4%
in 2023
Samoa rank
57th
Vanuatu rank
54th
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Samoa
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Samoa ranks 57th and Vanuatu ranks 54th of 194 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Samoa or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 0.0%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Vanuatu rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Samoa ranks 57th and Vanuatu ranks 54th 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.