Lifetime risk of maternal death (%)

Definition: Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.

Description: The map below shows how Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) varies by country. The shade of the country corresponds to the magnitude of the indicator. The darker the shade, the higher the value. The country with the highest value in the world is Afghanistan, with a value of 9.23. The country with the lowest value in the world is Greece, with a value of 0.00.

Source: ""Maternal Mortality: Estimates Developed by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and the World Bank""

See also: Country ranking, Time series comparison

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