Lifetime risk of maternal death (%)
DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:SH.MMR.RISK.ZS•Percentage•1985 → 2023•194 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
DemographicsWB WDI
Coverage
194
Frequency
yearly
Range
1985 \u2192 2023
Latest
2023
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2023)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 0.01%
0.01% – 0.02%
0.02% – 0.06%
0.06% – 0.14%
0.14% – 0.36%
0.36% – 0.95%
> 0.95%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%)
50 countries with data
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Distribution across countries
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%)
Countries
50
Median
1.1%
Mean
1.4%
25th pctl
0.8%
75th pctl
1.9%
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Lifetime risk of maternal death (%)
Central African RepublicChadNigeria
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central African RepublicCAF | 4.24% | 2023 | |
| ChadTCD | 4.23% | 2023 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 4.06% | 2023 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 3.36% | 2023 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 2.47% | 2023 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 2.47% | 2023 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 2.46% | 2023 | |
| South SudanSSD | 2.41% | 2023 | |
| BeninBEN | 2.27% | 2023 | |
| NigerNER | 2.13% | 2023 | |
| GuineaGIN | 2.12% | 2023 | |
| MaliMLI | 2.05% | 2023 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 1.89% | 2023 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 1.81% | 2023 | |
| BurundiBDI | 1.76% | 2023 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 1.73% | 2023 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 1.49% | 2023 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 1.39% | 2023 | |
| TogoTGO | 1.37% | 2023 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 1.35% | 2023 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 1.29% | 2023 | |
| LesothoLSO | 1.28% | 2023 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 1.28% | 2023 | |
| CameroonCMR | 1.13% | 2023 | |
| SudanSDN | 1.1% | 2023 | |
| EritreaERI | 1.06% | 2023 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 0.98% | 2023 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 0.96% | 2023 | |
| AngolaAGO | 0.95% | 2023 | |
| SenegalSEN | 0.9% | 2023 | |
| MalawiMWI | 0.88% | 2023 | |
| NauruNRU | 0.86% | 2023 | |
| HaitiHTI | 0.85% | 2023 | |
| GabonGAB | 0.83% | 2023 | |
| RwandaRWA | 0.8% | 2023 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 0.79% | 2023 | |
| UgandaUGA | 0.79% | 2023 | |
| GhanaGHA | 0.75% | 2023 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 0.71% | 2023 | |
| ComorosCOM | 0.66% | 2023 | |
| PakistanPAK | 0.56% | 2023 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 0.56% | 2023 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 0.55% | 2023 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 0.54% | 2023 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 0.53% | 2023 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 0.49% | 2023 | |
| KenyaKEN | 0.48% | 2023 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 0.45% | 2023 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 0.44% | 2023 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 0.43% | 2023 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)