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Maternal mortality ratio — China

Maternal mortality ratio in China in 2023 — 16 per 100k. Ranked 62 in the world out of 194. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 87.2%.

2023 16 per 100k −11.11% vs 2022
World rank 62of 194
Period maximum 125 per 100k1985
Period minimum 16 per 100k2023

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — China, 1985–2023050100150198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 125 per 100k1986: 120 per 100k1987: 114 per 100k1988: 108 per 100k1989: 104 per 100k1990: 102 per 100k1991: 92 per 100k1992: 86 per 100k1993: 80 per 100k1994: 76 per 100k1995: 71 per 100k1996: 67 per 100k1997: 63 per 100k1998: 60 per 100k1999: 58 per 100k2000: 56 per 100k2001: 52 per 100k2002: 50 per 100k2003: 47 per 100k2004: 45 per 100k2005: 42 per 100k2006: 40 per 100k2007: 38 per 100k2008: 38 per 100k2009: 35 per 100k2010: 34 per 100k2011: 33 per 100k2012: 32 per 100k2013: 30 per 100k2014: 28 per 100k2015: 26 per 100k2016: 25 per 100k2017: 24 per 100k2018: 22 per 100k2019: 21 per 100k2020: 20 per 100k2021: 21 per 100k2022: 18 per 100k2023: 16 per 100k
Change over the period: −109 (−87.2%) Average annual rate: -5.27 %

Comparison, 2023

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

China 16 per 100k
World 197 per 100k
East Asia & Pacific 66 per 100k
Eastern Asia computed 16 per 100k
Upper-middle-income countries computed 43 per 100k
Maternal mortality ratio — China, by year China All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 16 −2 −11.11%
2022 18 −3 −14.29%
2021 21 +1 +5%
2020 20 −1 −4.76%
2019 21 −1 −4.55%
2018 22 −2 −8.33%
2017 24 −1 −4%
2016 25 −1 −3.85%
2015 26 −2 −7.14%
2014 28 −2 −6.67%
2013 30 −2 −6.25%
2012 32 −1 −3.03%
2011 33 −1 −2.94%
2010 34 −1 −2.86%
2009 35 −3 −7.89%
2008 38 +0 +0%
2007 38 −2 −5%
2006 40 −2 −4.76%
2005 42 −3 −6.67%
2004 45 −2 −4.26%
2003 47 −3 −6%
2002 50 −2 −3.85%
2001 52 −4 −7.14%
2000 56 −2 −3.45%
1999 58 −2 −3.33%
1998 60 −3 −4.76%
1997 63 −4 −5.97%
1996 67 −4 −5.63%
1995 71 −5 −6.58%
1994 76 −4 −5%
1993 80 −6 −6.98%
1992 86 −6 −6.52%
1991 92 −10 −9.8%
1990 102 −2 −1.92%
1989 104 −4 −3.7%
1988 108 −6 −5.26%
1987 114 −6 −5%
1986 120 −5 −4%
1985 125 — —

Eastern Asia, 2023

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

JP Japan 3 KR South Korea 4 CN China 16 MN Mongolia 41 KP North Korea 67
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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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