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Maternal mortality ratio — Ethiopia

Maternal mortality ratio in Ethiopia in 2023 — 195 per 100k. Ranked 158 in the world out of 194. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 85.3%.

2023 195 per 100k −5.8% vs 2022
World rank 158of 194
Period maximum 1,329 per 100k1985
Period minimum 195 per 100k2023

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — Ethiopia, 1985–202305001,0001,500198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 1,329 per 100k1986: 1,317 per 100k1987: 1,289 per 100k1988: 1,306 per 100k1989: 1,296 per 100k1990: 1,320 per 100k1991: 1,239 per 100k1992: 1,218 per 100k1993: 1,168 per 100k1994: 1,113 per 100k1995: 1,060 per 100k1996: 1,008 per 100k1997: 957 per 100k1998: 911 per 100k1999: 901 per 100k2000: 870 per 100k2001: 856 per 100k2002: 826 per 100k2003: 797 per 100k2004: 764 per 100k2005: 754 per 100k2006: 729 per 100k2007: 704 per 100k2008: 678 per 100k2009: 649 per 100k2010: 619 per 100k2011: 588 per 100k2012: 545 per 100k2013: 494 per 100k2014: 444 per 100k2015: 401 per 100k2016: 364 per 100k2017: 327 per 100k2018: 297 per 100k2019: 269 per 100k2020: 244 per 100k2021: 250 per 100k2022: 207 per 100k2023: 195 per 100k
Change over the period: −1,134 (−85.33%) Average annual rate: -4.93 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Ethiopia 195 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 — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 195 −12 −5.8%
2022 207 −43 −17.2%
2021 250 +6 +2.46%
2020 244 −25 −9.29%
2019 269 −28 −9.43%
2018 297 −30 −9.17%
2017 327 −37 −10.16%
2016 364 −37 −9.23%
2015 401 −43 −9.68%
2014 444 −50 −10.12%
2013 494 −51 −9.36%
2012 545 −43 −7.31%
2011 588 −31 −5.01%
2010 619 −30 −4.62%
2009 649 −29 −4.28%
2008 678 −26 −3.69%
2007 704 −25 −3.43%
2006 729 −25 −3.32%
2005 754 −10 −1.31%
2004 764 −33 −4.14%
2003 797 −29 −3.51%
2002 826 −30 −3.5%
2001 856 −14 −1.61%
2000 870 −31 −3.44%
1999 901 −10 −1.1%
1998 911 −46 −4.81%
1997 957 −51 −5.06%
1996 1,008 −52 −4.91%
1995 1,060 −53 −4.76%
1994 1,113 −55 −4.71%
1993 1,168 −50 −4.11%
1992 1,218 −21 −1.69%
1991 1,239 −81 −6.14%
1990 1,320 +24 +1.85%
1989 1,296 −10 −0.77%
1988 1,306 +17 +1.32%
1987 1,289 −28 −2.13%
1986 1,317 −12 −0.9%
1985 1,329 — —

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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