Botswana vs Mozambique: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Botswana
0.4%
in 2023
Mozambique
0.5%
in 2023
Botswana rank
48th
Mozambique rank
46th
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- Botswana
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Botswana, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Mozambique has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 48th and Mozambique ranks 46th of 194 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.6% | 7.9% | 6.4% | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 4.9% | 4.2% | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 2.0% | 1.5% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 1.1% | 0.6% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Mozambique |
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, Botswana or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes between Botswana and Mozambique?
- 0.1%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mozambique?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Mozambique rank globally for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Botswana ranks 48th and Mozambique ranks 46th 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.