Ethiopia vs Rwanda: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Ethiopia
0.8%
in 2023
Rwanda
0.8%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
36th
Rwanda rank
35th
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- Ethiopia
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 36th and Rwanda ranks 35th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.5% | 7.7% | 0.7% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 7.5% | 0.6% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 2.7% | 1.6% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 0.7% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes between Ethiopia and Rwanda?
- 0.0%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Rwanda?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Rwanda rank globally for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Ethiopia ranks 36th and Rwanda ranks 35th 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.