In 2020, lifetime risk of maternal death for South Africa was 0.3 %. Though South Africa lifetime risk of maternal death fluctuated substantially in recent years, it tended to decrease through 2001 - 2020 period ending at 0.3 % in 2020.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.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.
| Date | Value | Change, % |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.3 | 7.33% |
| 2019 | 0.3 | -5.33% |
| 2018 | 0.3 | -5.72% |
| 2017 | 0.4 | 20.58% |
| 2016 | 0.3 | -20.96% |
| 2015 | 0.4 | 0.43% |
| 2014 | 0.4 | -5.66% |
| 2013 | 0.4 | -7.29% |
| 2012 | 0.4 | -14.21% |
| 2011 | 0.5 | -10.10% |
| 2010 | 0.5 | -1.42% |
| 2009 | 0.6 |