World vs Zimbabwe: Lifetime risk of maternal death
World
0.4%
in 2023
Zimbabwe
1.3%
in 2023
World rank
20th
Zimbabwe rank
21st
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- World
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 1.3% against 0.4% in World, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 3.5 times World's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
World ranks 20th and Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 47 groups.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | World | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.3% | 2.7% | 1.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.5% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 1.7% | 1.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 1.9% | 1.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 1.4% | 1.0% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, World or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 1.3% against 0.4% in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between World and Zimbabwe?
- 0.9%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for World and Zimbabwe?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do World and Zimbabwe rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- World ranks 20th and Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 47 groups.
- 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.