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Maternal mortality ratio — Ecuador

Maternal mortality ratio in Ecuador in 2023 — 55 per 100k. Ranked 103 in the world out of 194. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 70.7%.

2023 55 per 100k −20.29% vs 2022
World rank 103of 194
Period maximum 188 per 100k1985
Period minimum 55 per 100k2023

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — Ecuador, 1985–2023050100150200198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 188 per 100k1986: 181 per 100k1987: 131 per 100k1988: 166 per 100k1989: 166 per 100k1990: 168 per 100k1991: 177 per 100k1992: 172 per 100k1993: 168 per 100k1994: 155 per 100k1995: 146 per 100k1996: 138 per 100k1997: 135 per 100k1998: 131 per 100k1999: 128 per 100k2000: 123 per 100k2001: 116 per 100k2002: 109 per 100k2003: 102 per 100k2004: 97 per 100k2005: 94 per 100k2006: 90 per 100k2007: 86 per 100k2008: 83 per 100k2009: 82 per 100k2010: 80 per 100k2011: 77 per 100k2012: 72 per 100k2013: 68 per 100k2014: 65 per 100k2015: 64 per 100k2016: 65 per 100k2017: 62 per 100k2018: 61 per 100k2019: 62 per 100k2020: 91 per 100k2021: 93 per 100k2022: 69 per 100k2023: 55 per 100k
Change over the period: −133 (−70.74%) Average annual rate: -3.18 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Ecuador 55 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 — Ecuador, by year Ecuador All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 55 −14 −20.29%
2022 69 −24 −25.81%
2021 93 +2 +2.2%
2020 91 +29 +46.77%
2019 62 +1 +1.64%
2018 61 −1 −1.61%
2017 62 −3 −4.62%
2016 65 +1 +1.56%
2015 64 −1 −1.54%
2014 65 −3 −4.41%
2013 68 −4 −5.56%
2012 72 −5 −6.49%
2011 77 −3 −3.75%
2010 80 −2 −2.44%
2009 82 −1 −1.2%
2008 83 −3 −3.49%
2007 86 −4 −4.44%
2006 90 −4 −4.26%
2005 94 −3 −3.09%
2004 97 −5 −4.9%
2003 102 −7 −6.42%
2002 109 −7 −6.03%
2001 116 −7 −5.69%
2000 123 −5 −3.91%
1999 128 −3 −2.29%
1998 131 −4 −2.96%
1997 135 −3 −2.17%
1996 138 −8 −5.48%
1995 146 −9 −5.81%
1994 155 −13 −7.74%
1993 168 −4 −2.33%
1992 172 −5 −2.82%
1991 177 +9 +5.36%
1990 168 +2 +1.2%
1989 166 +0 +0%
1988 166 +35 +26.72%
1987 131 −50 −27.62%
1986 181 −7 −3.72%
1985 188 — —

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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