Cameroon vs Eritrea: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Cameroon
1.1%
in 2023
Eritrea
1.1%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
24th
Eritrea rank
26th
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- Cameroon
- Eritrea
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 1.1% against 1.1% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Eritrea ahead.
Cameroon ranks 24th and Eritrea ranks 26th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Eritrea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.5% | 8.5% | 5.0% | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 5.4% | 1.8% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 0.6% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 0.5% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
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, Cameroon or Eritrea?
- Cameroon, at 1.1% against 1.1% in Eritrea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes between Cameroon and Eritrea?
- 0.0%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Eritrea?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Eritrea rank globally for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Cameroon ranks 24th and Eritrea ranks 26th 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.