Liberia vs Somalia: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Liberia
2.5%
in 2023
Somalia
3.4%
in 2023
Liberia rank
5th
Somalia rank
4th
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- Liberia
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 3.4% against 2.5% in Liberia, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.4 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 5th and Somalia ranks 4th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.0% | 9.5% | 0.5% | Liberia |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 8.4% | 0.2% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 7.5% | 3.8% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 5.4% | 2.1% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 3.9% | 1.3% | Somalia |
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, Liberia or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 3.4% against 2.5% in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes between Liberia and Somalia?
- 0.9%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Somalia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Liberia and Somalia rank globally for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Liberia ranks 5th and Somalia ranks 4th 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.