Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Turkey or Uruguay?

Turkey, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Uruguay as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Uruguay?

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.

Turkey vs Uruguay: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends)

Turkey

0.0%

in 2023

Uruguay

0.0%

in 2023

Turkey rank

136th

Uruguay rank

138th

Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) over time

Turkey
Uruguay

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Turkey ahead.

Turkey ranks 136th and Uruguay ranks 138th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Turkey	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	Turkey
1990s	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	Turkey
2000s	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	Turkey
2010s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Turkey
2020s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Turkey or Uruguay?: Turkey, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Turkey and Uruguay?: 0.0%, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Uruguay?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Turkey and Uruguay rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?: Turkey ranks 136th and Uruguay ranks 138th 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: 29 October 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.