Namibia vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes

Namibia
0.4%
in 2023
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
0.4%
in 2023
Namibia rank
49th
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
50th

Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time

  • Namibia
  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
00.511.52198520042023

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 49th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 50th of 194 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Difference Ahead
1980s 1.8% 0.3% 1.4% Namibia
1990s 1.6% 0.3% 1.3% Namibia
2000s 1.3% 0.3% 1.1% Namibia
2010s 1.2% 0.3% 0.8% Namibia
2020s 0.5% 0.4% 0.1% Namibia

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, Namibia or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
Namibia, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes between Namibia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
0.0%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
Namibia ranks 49th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 50th 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

Indicator
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 7,566 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed

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.