Kenya vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Kenya
0.5%
in 2023
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
0.4%
in 2023
Kenya rank
47th
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
50th
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- Kenya
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 47th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 50th of 194 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.5% | 0.3% | 6.2% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 0.3% | 1.7% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.7% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.5% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Kenya |
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, Kenya or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Kenya, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes between Kenya and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- 0.1%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Kenya ranks 47th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 50th 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.