Canada vs China: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Canada
0.0%
in 2023
China
0.0%
in 2023
Canada rank
144th
China rank
146th
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- Canada
- China
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in China, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was China ahead.
Canada ranks 144th and China ranks 146th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and China in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | China |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | China |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | China |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | China |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Canada |
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, Canada or China?
- Canada, at 0.0% against 0.0% in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes between Canada and China?
- 0.0%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Canada and China rank globally for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Canada ranks 144th and China ranks 146th 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.