Samoa vs Vanuatu: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Samoa
0.3615
in 2023
Vanuatu
0.3697
in 2023
Samoa rank
57th
Vanuatu rank
54th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Samoa
  • Vanuatu
0.40.60.811.2198520042023

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 0.3697 against 0.3615 in Samoa, a difference of 0.0082.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Samoa ranks 57th and Vanuatu ranks 54th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 0.753 1.11 0.3546 Vanuatu
1990s 0.5309 0.7044 0.1735 Vanuatu
2000s 0.3756 0.5288 0.1532 Vanuatu
2010s 0.4222 0.4598 0.0376 Vanuatu
2020s 0.406 0.4175 0.0115 Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Samoa or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 0.3697 against 0.3615 in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Samoa and Vanuatu?
0.0082, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vanuatu?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Vanuatu rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Samoa ranks 57th and Vanuatu ranks 54th 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