Lesotho vs Zimbabwe: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Lesotho
1.3%
in 2023
Zimbabwe
1.3%
in 2023
Lesotho rank
22nd
Zimbabwe rank
21st
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- Lesotho
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 1.3% against 1.3% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 22nd and Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.5% | 2.7% | 0.9% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 0.5% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 0.4% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 0.5% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.0% | Zimbabwe |
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, Lesotho or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 1.3% against 1.3% in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes between Lesotho and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zimbabwe?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Lesotho ranks 22nd 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.