Tanzania vs Zimbabwe: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends)
Tanzania
1.3%
in 2023
Zimbabwe
1.3%
in 2023
Tanzania rank
23rd
Zimbabwe rank
21st
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) over time
- Tanzania
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 1.3% against 1.3% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Tanzania ahead.
Tanzania ranks 23rd and Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.8% | 2.7% | 3.2% | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 1.4% | 3.0% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 0.6% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 0.2% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 1.4% | 0.5% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Tanzania or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 1.3% against 1.3% in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Tanzania and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Zimbabwe?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Tanzania and Zimbabwe rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Tanzania ranks 23rd and Zimbabwe ranks 21st 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.