Kiribati vs South Africa: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Kiribati
0.2%
in 2023
South Africa
0.2%
in 2023
Kiribati rank
68th
South Africa rank
69th
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- Kiribati
- South Africa
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in South Africa, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 68th and South Africa ranks 69th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.2% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Kiribati |
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, Kiribati or South Africa?
- Kiribati, at 0.2% against 0.2% in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes between Kiribati and South Africa?
- 0.0%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and South Africa?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and South Africa rank globally for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Kiribati ranks 68th and South Africa ranks 69th 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.