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Maternal mortality ratio — Afghanistan

Maternal mortality ratio in Afghanistan in 2023 — 521 per 100k. Ranked 188 in the world out of 194. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 76.7%.

2023 521 per 100k −5.44% vs 2022
World rank 188of 194
Period maximum 2,232 per 100k1985
Period minimum 521 per 100k2023

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — Afghanistan, 1985–202301,0002,0003,000198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 2,232 per 100k1986: 1,857 per 100k1987: 1,821 per 100k1988: 1,572 per 100k1989: 1,520 per 100k1990: 1,550 per 100k1991: 1,534 per 100k1992: 1,443 per 100k1993: 1,347 per 100k1994: 1,396 per 100k1995: 1,414 per 100k1996: 1,389 per 100k1997: 1,376 per 100k1998: 1,464 per 100k1999: 1,346 per 100k2000: 1,372 per 100k2001: 1,311 per 100k2002: 1,263 per 100k2003: 1,201 per 100k2004: 1,166 per 100k2005: 1,108 per 100k2006: 1,069 per 100k2007: 1,032 per 100k2008: 955 per 100k2009: 925 per 100k2010: 893 per 100k2011: 838 per 100k2012: 810 per 100k2013: 778 per 100k2014: 755 per 100k2015: 741 per 100k2016: 702 per 100k2017: 659 per 100k2018: 629 per 100k2019: 601 per 100k2020: 634 per 100k2021: 660 per 100k2022: 551 per 100k2023: 521 per 100k
Change over the period: −1,711 (−76.66%) Average annual rate: -3.76 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Afghanistan

Afghanistan 521 per 100k
World 197 per 100k
South Asia 120 per 100k
Southern Asia computed 98 per 100k
Low-income countries computed 303 per 100k
Maternal mortality ratio — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 521 −30 −5.44%
2022 551 −109 −16.52%
2021 660 +26 +4.1%
2020 634 +33 +5.49%
2019 601 −28 −4.45%
2018 629 −30 −4.55%
2017 659 −43 −6.13%
2016 702 −39 −5.26%
2015 741 −14 −1.85%
2014 755 −23 −2.96%
2013 778 −32 −3.95%
2012 810 −28 −3.34%
2011 838 −55 −6.16%
2010 893 −32 −3.46%
2009 925 −30 −3.14%
2008 955 −77 −7.46%
2007 1,032 −37 −3.46%
2006 1,069 −39 −3.52%
2005 1,108 −58 −4.97%
2004 1,166 −35 −2.91%
2003 1,201 −62 −4.91%
2002 1,263 −48 −3.66%
2001 1,311 −61 −4.45%
2000 1,372 +26 +1.93%
1999 1,346 −118 −8.06%
1998 1,464 +88 +6.4%
1997 1,376 −13 −0.94%
1996 1,389 −25 −1.77%
1995 1,414 +18 +1.29%
1994 1,396 +49 +3.64%
1993 1,347 −96 −6.65%
1992 1,443 −91 −5.93%
1991 1,534 −16 −1.03%
1990 1,550 +30 +1.97%
1989 1,520 −52 −3.31%
1988 1,572 −249 −13.67%
1987 1,821 −36 −1.94%
1986 1,857 −375 −16.8%
1985 2,232 — —

Southern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IR Iran 16 LK Sri Lanka 18 MV Maldives 32 BT Bhutan 47 IN India 80 BD Bangladesh 115 NP Nepal 142 PK Pakistan 155 AF Afghanistan 521
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About the indicator

The number of women who died during pregnancy, childbirth or within 42 days of its end from causes related to pregnancy, per 100,000 live births. The gap between countries exceeds a hundredfold and is almost entirely explained by the availability of skilled attendance at birth and of emergency obstetric care.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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