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Maternal mortality ratio — Brazil

Maternal mortality ratio in Brazil in 2023 — 67 per 100k. Ranked 112 in the world out of 194. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 64%.

2023 67 per 100k −35.58% vs 2022
World rank 112of 194
Period maximum 186 per 100k1985
Period minimum 60 per 100k2012

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — Brazil, 1985–2023050100150200198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 186 per 100k1986: 176 per 100k1987: 167 per 100k1988: 161 per 100k1989: 150 per 100k1990: 140 per 100k1991: 128 per 100k1992: 118 per 100k1993: 113 per 100k1994: 108 per 100k1995: 103 per 100k1996: 98 per 100k1997: 92 per 100k1998: 84 per 100k1999: 75 per 100k2000: 69 per 100k2001: 66 per 100k2002: 66 per 100k2003: 67 per 100k2004: 70 per 100k2005: 71 per 100k2006: 72 per 100k2007: 73 per 100k2008: 71 per 100k2009: 69 per 100k2010: 66 per 100k2011: 62 per 100k2012: 60 per 100k2013: 61 per 100k2014: 63 per 100k2015: 63 per 100k2016: 64 per 100k2017: 61 per 100k2018: 62 per 100k2019: 65 per 100k2020: 85 per 100k2021: 128 per 100k2022: 104 per 100k2023: 67 per 100k
Change over the period: −119 (−63.98%) Average annual rate: -2.65 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Brazil 67 per 100k
World 197 per 100k
Latin America & Caribbean 77 per 100k
South America computed 70 per 100k
Upper-middle-income countries computed 43 per 100k
Maternal mortality ratio — Brazil, by year Brazil All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 67 −37 −35.58%
2022 104 −24 −18.75%
2021 128 +43 +50.59%
2020 85 +20 +30.77%
2019 65 +3 +4.84%
2018 62 +1 +1.64%
2017 61 −3 −4.69%
2016 64 +1 +1.59%
2015 63 +0 +0%
2014 63 +2 +3.28%
2013 61 +1 +1.67%
2012 60 −2 −3.23%
2011 62 −4 −6.06%
2010 66 −3 −4.35%
2009 69 −2 −2.82%
2008 71 −2 −2.74%
2007 73 +1 +1.39%
2006 72 +1 +1.41%
2005 71 +1 +1.43%
2004 70 +3 +4.48%
2003 67 +1 +1.52%
2002 66 +0 +0%
2001 66 −3 −4.35%
2000 69 −6 −8%
1999 75 −9 −10.71%
1998 84 −8 −8.7%
1997 92 −6 −6.12%
1996 98 −5 −4.85%
1995 103 −5 −4.63%
1994 108 −5 −4.42%
1993 113 −5 −4.24%
1992 118 −10 −7.81%
1991 128 −12 −8.57%
1990 140 −10 −6.67%
1989 150 −11 −6.83%
1988 161 −6 −3.59%
1987 167 −9 −5.11%
1986 176 −10 −5.38%
1985 186 — —

South America, 2023

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

CL Chile 10 UY Uruguay 15 AR Argentina 33 PE Peru 51 EC Ecuador 55 PY Paraguay 58 CO Colombia 59 BR Brazil 67 GY Guyana 75 SR Suriname 84 BO Bolivia 146 VE Venezuela 227
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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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