Vanuatu vs Zambia: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Vanuatu
0.4%
in 2023
Zambia
0.4%
in 2023
Vanuatu rank
54th
Zambia rank
56th
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- Vanuatu
- Zambia
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Zambia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Zambia ahead.
Vanuatu ranks 54th 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 | Vanuatu | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.1% | 4.0% | 2.9% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 2.9% | 2.2% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 1.7% | 1.1% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 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, Vanuatu or Zambia?
- Vanuatu, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes between Vanuatu and Zambia?
- 0.0%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Vanuatu and Zambia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Vanuatu and Zambia rank globally for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Vanuatu ranks 54th 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.