Bangladesh vs Sao Tome and Principe: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Bangladesh
0.3%
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0.3%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
67th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
64th
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- Bangladesh
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 67th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 64th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.8% | 1.0% | 3.8% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 1.0% | 2.1% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Bangladesh |
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, Bangladesh or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes between Bangladesh and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Bangladesh ranks 67th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 64th 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.