Ethiopia vs Ghana: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Ethiopia
0.8%
in 2023
Ghana
0.8%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
36th
Ghana rank
38th
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Ghana, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 36th and Ghana ranks 38th of 194 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.5% | 4.8% | 3.7% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 3.2% | 3.8% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 1.7% | 2.6% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.2% | 0.8% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
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, Ethiopia or Ghana?
- Ethiopia, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes between Ethiopia and Ghana?
- 0.0%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Ghana?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Ghana rank globally for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Ethiopia ranks 36th and Ghana ranks 38th 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.