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Maternal mortality ratio — Eritrea

Maternal mortality ratio in Eritrea in 2023 — 291 per 100k. Ranked 171 in the world out of 194. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 82.7%.

2023 291 per 100k −3.32% vs 2022
World rank 171of 194
Period maximum 1,678 per 100k1985
Period minimum 291 per 100k2023

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — Eritrea, 1985–202305001,0001,5002,000198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 1,678 per 100k1986: 1,625 per 100k1987: 1,555 per 100k1988: 1,499 per 100k1989: 1,473 per 100k1990: 1,352 per 100k1991: 1,384 per 100k1992: 1,149 per 100k1993: 1,040 per 100k1994: 998 per 100k1995: 854 per 100k1996: 878 per 100k1997: 817 per 100k1998: 865 per 100k1999: 734 per 100k2000: 741 per 100k2001: 651 per 100k2002: 636 per 100k2003: 588 per 100k2004: 588 per 100k2005: 567 per 100k2006: 555 per 100k2007: 541 per 100k2008: 530 per 100k2009: 515 per 100k2010: 498 per 100k2011: 478 per 100k2012: 458 per 100k2013: 443 per 100k2014: 430 per 100k2015: 413 per 100k2016: 395 per 100k2017: 379 per 100k2018: 363 per 100k2019: 351 per 100k2020: 334 per 100k2021: 338 per 100k2022: 301 per 100k2023: 291 per 100k
Change over the period: −1,387 (−82.66%) Average annual rate: -4.51 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Eritrea 291 per 100k
World 197 per 100k
Sub-Saharan Africa 448 per 100k
Eastern Africa computed 242 per 100k
Low-income countries computed 303 per 100k
Maternal mortality ratio — Eritrea, by year Eritrea All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 291 −10 −3.32%
2022 301 −37 −10.95%
2021 338 +4 +1.2%
2020 334 −17 −4.84%
2019 351 −12 −3.31%
2018 363 −16 −4.22%
2017 379 −16 −4.05%
2016 395 −18 −4.36%
2015 413 −17 −3.95%
2014 430 −13 −2.93%
2013 443 −15 −3.28%
2012 458 −20 −4.18%
2011 478 −20 −4.02%
2010 498 −17 −3.3%
2009 515 −15 −2.83%
2008 530 −11 −2.03%
2007 541 −14 −2.52%
2006 555 −12 −2.12%
2005 567 −21 −3.57%
2004 588 +0 +0%
2003 588 −48 −7.55%
2002 636 −15 −2.3%
2001 651 −90 −12.15%
2000 741 +7 +0.95%
1999 734 −131 −15.14%
1998 865 +48 +5.88%
1997 817 −61 −6.95%
1996 878 +24 +2.81%
1995 854 −144 −14.43%
1994 998 −42 −4.04%
1993 1,040 −109 −9.49%
1992 1,149 −235 −16.98%
1991 1,384 +32 +2.37%
1990 1,352 −121 −8.21%
1989 1,473 −26 −1.73%
1988 1,499 −56 −3.6%
1987 1,555 −70 −4.31%
1986 1,625 −53 −3.16%
1985 1,678 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

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

SC Seychelles 42 MU Mauritius 66 ZM Zambia 85 MZ Mozambique 99 KE Kenya 149 DJ Djibouti 162 UG Uganda 170 KM Comoros 179 ET Ethiopia 195 MW Malawi 225 RW Rwanda 229 TZ Tanzania 276 ER Eritrea 291 ZW Zimbabwe 358 BI Burundi 392 MG Madagascar 445 SO Somalia 563 SS South Sudan 692
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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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