Eritrea vs Tanzania: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Eritrea
1.06
in 2023
Tanzania
1.28
in 2023
Eritrea rank
26th
Tanzania rank
23rd

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Eritrea
  • Tanzania
02468198520042023

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 1.28 against 1.06 in Eritrea, a difference of 0.22.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 26th and Tanzania ranks 23rd of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Tanzania Difference Ahead
1980s 8.48 5.85 2.63 Eritrea
1990s 5.39 4.38 1.01 Eritrea
2000s 2.77 2.36 0.417 Eritrea
2010s 1.72 2.1 0.3796 Tanzania
2020s 1.17 0.8864 0.2865 Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Eritrea or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 1.28 against 1.06 in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Eritrea and Tanzania?
0.22, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Tanzania?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Tanzania rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Eritrea ranks 26th and Tanzania ranks 23rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Lifetime risk of maternal death. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Lifetime risk of maternal death
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 7,566 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed