Brazil vs Colombia: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Brazil
0.1%
in 2023
Colombia
0.1%
in 2023
Brazil rank
91st
Colombia rank
94th
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- Brazil
- Colombia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Colombia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 91st and Colombia ranks 94th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Colombia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Colombia |
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, Brazil or Colombia?
- Brazil, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes between Brazil and Colombia?
- 0.0%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Brazil ranks 91st and Colombia ranks 94th 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.