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Maternal mortality ratio — Eswatini

Maternal mortality ratio in Eswatini in 2023 — 118 per 100k. Ranked 133 in the world out of 194. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 79.7%.

2023 118 per 100k +5.36% vs 2022
World rank 133of 194
Period maximum 855 per 100k2009
Period minimum 96 per 100k2019

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — Eswatini, 1985–202302505007501,000198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 580 per 100k1986: 548 per 100k1987: 521 per 100k1988: 494 per 100k1989: 505 per 100k1990: 520 per 100k1991: 545 per 100k1992: 580 per 100k1993: 609 per 100k1994: 645 per 100k1995: 612 per 100k1996: 604 per 100k1997: 550 per 100k1998: 475 per 100k1999: 409 per 100k2000: 361 per 100k2001: 307 per 100k2002: 331 per 100k2003: 392 per 100k2004: 451 per 100k2005: 529 per 100k2006: 511 per 100k2007: 647 per 100k2008: 766 per 100k2009: 855 per 100k2010: 752 per 100k2011: 765 per 100k2012: 613 per 100k2013: 491 per 100k2014: 369 per 100k2015: 283 per 100k2016: 213 per 100k2017: 151 per 100k2018: 133 per 100k2019: 96 per 100k2020: 102 per 100k2021: 219 per 100k2022: 112 per 100k2023: 118 per 100k
Change over the period: −462 (−79.66%) Average annual rate: -4.1 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Eswatini 118 per 100k
World 197 per 100k
Sub-Saharan Africa 448 per 100k
Southern Africa computed 132 per 100k
Lower-middle-income countries computed 168 per 100k
Maternal mortality ratio — Eswatini, by year Eswatini All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 118 +6 +5.36%
2022 112 −107 −48.86%
2021 219 +117 +114.71%
2020 102 +6 +6.25%
2019 96 −37 −27.82%
2018 133 −18 −11.92%
2017 151 −62 −29.11%
2016 213 −70 −24.73%
2015 283 −86 −23.31%
2014 369 −122 −24.85%
2013 491 −122 −19.9%
2012 613 −152 −19.87%
2011 765 +13 +1.73%
2010 752 −103 −12.05%
2009 855 +89 +11.62%
2008 766 +119 +18.39%
2007 647 +136 +26.61%
2006 511 −18 −3.4%
2005 529 +78 +17.29%
2004 451 +59 +15.05%
2003 392 +61 +18.43%
2002 331 +24 +7.82%
2001 307 −54 −14.96%
2000 361 −48 −11.74%
1999 409 −66 −13.89%
1998 475 −75 −13.64%
1997 550 −54 −8.94%
1996 604 −8 −1.31%
1995 612 −33 −5.12%
1994 645 +36 +5.91%
1993 609 +29 +5%
1992 580 +35 +6.42%
1991 545 +25 +4.81%
1990 520 +15 +2.97%
1989 505 +11 +2.23%
1988 494 −27 −5.18%
1987 521 −27 −4.93%
1986 548 −32 −5.52%
1985 580 — —

Southern Africa, 2023

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

SZ Eswatini 118 ZA South Africa 118 NA Namibia 139 BW Botswana 155 LS Lesotho 478
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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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