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Maternal mortality ratio — Iran

Maternal mortality ratio in Iran in 2023 — 16 per 100k. Ranked 62 in the world out of 194. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 90%.

2023 16 per 100k −23.81% vs 2022
World rank 62of 194
Period maximum 160 per 100k1985
Period minimum 16 per 100k2023

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — Iran, 1985–2023050100150200198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 160 per 100k1986: 148 per 100k1987: 136 per 100k1988: 126 per 100k1989: 113 per 100k1990: 107 per 100k1991: 94 per 100k1992: 86 per 100k1993: 80 per 100k1994: 71 per 100k1995: 65 per 100k1996: 59 per 100k1997: 55 per 100k1998: 50 per 100k1999: 46 per 100k2000: 43 per 100k2001: 40 per 100k2002: 38 per 100k2003: 37 per 100k2004: 34 per 100k2005: 33 per 100k2006: 32 per 100k2007: 31 per 100k2008: 30 per 100k2009: 28 per 100k2010: 27 per 100k2011: 26 per 100k2012: 25 per 100k2013: 24 per 100k2014: 23 per 100k2015: 22 per 100k2016: 21 per 100k2017: 20 per 100k2018: 19 per 100k2019: 18 per 100k2020: 34 per 100k2021: 51 per 100k2022: 21 per 100k2023: 16 per 100k
Change over the period: −144 (−90%) Average annual rate: -5.88 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Iran 16 per 100k
World 197 per 100k
Middle East & North Africa 47 per 100k
Southern Asia computed 98 per 100k
Lower-middle-income countries computed 168 per 100k
Maternal mortality ratio — Iran, by year Iran All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 16 −5 −23.81%
2022 21 −30 −58.82%
2021 51 +17 +50%
2020 34 +16 +88.89%
2019 18 −1 −5.26%
2018 19 −1 −5%
2017 20 −1 −4.76%
2016 21 −1 −4.55%
2015 22 −1 −4.35%
2014 23 −1 −4.17%
2013 24 −1 −4%
2012 25 −1 −3.85%
2011 26 −1 −3.7%
2010 27 −1 −3.57%
2009 28 −2 −6.67%
2008 30 −1 −3.23%
2007 31 −1 −3.13%
2006 32 −1 −3.03%
2005 33 −1 −2.94%
2004 34 −3 −8.11%
2003 37 −1 −2.63%
2002 38 −2 −5%
2001 40 −3 −6.98%
2000 43 −3 −6.52%
1999 46 −4 −8%
1998 50 −5 −9.09%
1997 55 −4 −6.78%
1996 59 −6 −9.23%
1995 65 −6 −8.45%
1994 71 −9 −11.25%
1993 80 −6 −6.98%
1992 86 −8 −8.51%
1991 94 −13 −12.15%
1990 107 −6 −5.31%
1989 113 −13 −10.32%
1988 126 −10 −7.35%
1987 136 −12 −8.11%
1986 148 −12 −7.5%
1985 160 — —

Southern Asia, 2023

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

IR Iran 16 LK Sri Lanka 18 MV Maldives 32 BT Bhutan 47 IN India 80 BD Bangladesh 115 NP Nepal 142 PK Pakistan 155 AF Afghanistan 521
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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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