Tanzania vs World: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends)
Tanzania
1.3%
in 2023
World
0.4%
in 2023
Tanzania rank
23rd
World rank
20th
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) over time
- Tanzania
- World
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 1.3% against 0.4% in World, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 3.5 times World's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Tanzania ranks 23rd and World ranks 20th of 194 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.8% | 1.3% | 4.6% | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 1.0% | 3.4% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 0.7% | 1.7% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 0.5% | 1.6% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.5% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Tanzania or World?
- Tanzania, at 1.3% against 0.4% in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Tanzania and World?
- 0.9%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and World?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Tanzania and World rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Tanzania ranks 23rd and World ranks 20th 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.