Dominican Republic vs Sao Tome and Principe: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes

Dominican Republic
0.3%
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0.3%
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
65th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
64th

Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0.20.40.60.81198520042023

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 65th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 64th of 194 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s 0.9% 1.0% 0.0% Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 0.6% 1.0% 0.4% Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 0.2% 0.9% 0.7% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 0.2% 0.6% 0.4% Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Sao Tome and Principe

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, Dominican Republic or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes between Dominican Republic and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Sao Tome and Principe?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
Dominican Republic ranks 65th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 64th 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

Indicator
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 7,566 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed

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.