Gambia vs Zimbabwe: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Gambia
1.4%
in 2023
Zimbabwe
1.3%
in 2023
Gambia rank
18th
Zimbabwe rank
21st
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- Gambia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 18th and Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 194 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.4% | 2.7% | 5.8% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 1.4% | 4.7% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 1.7% | 2.1% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.9% | 0.6% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Gambia |
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, Gambia or Zimbabwe?
- Gambia, at 1.4% against 1.3% in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes between Gambia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Zimbabwe?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Gambia ranks 18th and Zimbabwe ranks 21st 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.