Afghanistan vs Liberia: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Afghanistan
2.5%
in 2023
Liberia
2.5%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
6th
Liberia rank
5th
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- Afghanistan
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 2.5% against 2.5% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 6th and Liberia ranks 5th of 194 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.9% | 10.0% | 1.9% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 8.6% | 1.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 3.7% | 4.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.3% | 0.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 0.3% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes, Afghanistan or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 2.5% against 2.5% in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes between Afghanistan and Liberia?
- 0.0%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Liberia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Liberia rank globally for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Afghanistan ranks 6th and Liberia ranks 5th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The probability that a 15 year old girl eventually dies from a pregnancy-related cause, assuming constant levels of maternal mortality and number of births per woman.