Pakistan vs Yemen: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Pakistan
0.6%
in 2023
Yemen
0.5%
in 2023
Pakistan rank
41st
Yemen rank
43rd
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- Pakistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Yemen, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Yemen ahead.
Pakistan ranks 41st and Yemen ranks 43rd of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.8% | 3.3% | 0.5% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 0.5% | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 0.5% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Pakistan |
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, Pakistan or Yemen?
- Pakistan, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes between Pakistan and Yemen?
- 0.1%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Yemen?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Pakistan and Yemen rank globally for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Pakistan ranks 41st and Yemen ranks 43rd 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.