Angola vs Congo: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Angola
0.9%
in 2023
Congo
1.0%
in 2023
Angola rank
29th
Congo rank
28th
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- Angola
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Angola, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 29th and Congo ranks 28th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 4 and Congo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.6% | 2.8% | 2.9% | Angola |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 2.7% | 2.2% | Angola |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 1.9% | 1.0% | Angola |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Angola |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.0% | Congo |
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, Angola or Congo?
- Congo, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Angola as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes between Angola and Congo?
- 0.1%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Congo?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Angola and Congo rank globally for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Angola ranks 29th and Congo ranks 28th 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.