Myanmar vs Zambia: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Myanmar
0.4%
in 2023
Zambia
0.4%
in 2023
Myanmar rank
58th
Zambia rank
56th
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- Myanmar
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Myanmar ranks 58th and Zambia ranks 56th of 194 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.3% | 4.0% | 1.7% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 2.9% | 1.4% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 1.7% | 0.9% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Zambia |
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, Myanmar or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Myanmar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes between Myanmar and Zambia?
- 0.0%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Zambia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Myanmar and Zambia rank globally for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Myanmar ranks 58th and Zambia ranks 56th 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.