Vanuatu vs Zambia: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Vanuatu
0.4%
in 2023
Zambia
0.4%
in 2023
Vanuatu rank
54th
Zambia rank
56th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Vanuatu
  • Zambia
01234198520042023

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Zambia, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Vanuatu ranks 54th and Zambia ranks 56th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Vanuatu Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s 1.1% 4.0% 2.9% Zambia
1990s 0.7% 2.9% 2.2% Zambia
2000s 0.5% 1.7% 1.1% Zambia
2010s 0.5% 1.0% 0.5% Zambia
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Vanuatu or Zambia?
Vanuatu, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Vanuatu and Zambia?
0.0%, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Vanuatu and Zambia?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Vanuatu and Zambia rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Vanuatu ranks 54th and Zambia ranks 56th 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

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.