Comoros vs Yemen: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Comoros
0.7%
in 2023
Yemen
0.5%
in 2023
Comoros rank
40th
Yemen rank
43rd
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- Comoros
- Yemen
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 0.7% against 0.5% in Yemen, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Comoros's figure about 1.2 times Yemen's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Comoros has been ahead every year.
Comoros ranks 40th and Yemen ranks 43rd of 194 countries.
Comoros has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.1% | 3.3% | 1.8% | Comoros |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 2.2% | 1.2% | Comoros |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.1% | 0.7% | Comoros |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Comoros |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Comoros |
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, Comoros or Yemen?
- Comoros, at 0.7% against 0.5% in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes between Comoros and Yemen?
- 0.2%, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Yemen?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Comoros and Yemen rank globally for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Comoros ranks 40th and Yemen ranks 43rd 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.