Marshall Islands vs Namibia: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Marshall Islands
0.4156
in 2023
Namibia
0.4447
in 2023
Marshall Islands rank
52nd
Namibia rank
49th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Marshall Islands
  • Namibia
0.511.52198520042023

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.4447 against 0.4156 in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.0291.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Marshall Islands's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Marshall Islands ahead.

Marshall Islands ranks 52nd and Namibia ranks 49th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Marshall Islands Namibia Difference Ahead
1980s 2.02 1.77 0.2517 Marshall Islands
1990s 1.65 1.59 0.0655 Marshall Islands
2000s 1.05 1.32 0.2678 Namibia
2010s 0.6299 1.17 0.5353 Namibia
2020s 0.4962 0.5414 0.0452 Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Marshall Islands or Namibia?
Namibia, at 0.4447 against 0.4156 in Marshall Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Marshall Islands and Namibia?
0.0291, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Namibia?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Marshall Islands and Namibia rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Marshall Islands ranks 52nd and Namibia ranks 49th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Lifetime risk of maternal death. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Lifetime risk of maternal death
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 7,566 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed