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Maternal mortality ratio — Iraq

Maternal mortality ratio in Iraq in 2023 — 66 per 100k. Ranked 110 in the world out of 194. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 56.6%.

2023 66 per 100k +11.86% vs 2022
World rank 110of 194
Period maximum 195 per 100k1990
Period minimum 59 per 100k2022

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — Iraq, 1985–2023050100150200198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 152 per 100k1986: 147 per 100k1987: 145 per 100k1988: 174 per 100k1989: 190 per 100k1990: 195 per 100k1991: 157 per 100k1992: 126 per 100k1993: 132 per 100k1994: 142 per 100k1995: 152 per 100k1996: 158 per 100k1997: 165 per 100k1998: 163 per 100k1999: 156 per 100k2000: 146 per 100k2001: 137 per 100k2002: 128 per 100k2003: 125 per 100k2004: 122 per 100k2005: 118 per 100k2006: 120 per 100k2007: 117 per 100k2008: 109 per 100k2009: 107 per 100k2010: 107 per 100k2011: 105 per 100k2012: 100 per 100k2013: 96 per 100k2014: 90 per 100k2015: 86 per 100k2016: 87 per 100k2017: 81 per 100k2018: 76 per 100k2019: 74 per 100k2020: 63 per 100k2021: 77 per 100k2022: 59 per 100k2023: 66 per 100k
Change over the period: −86 (−56.58%) Average annual rate: -2.17 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Iraq 66 per 100k
World 197 per 100k
Middle East & North Africa 47 per 100k
Western Asia computed 35 per 100k
Upper-middle-income countries computed 43 per 100k
Maternal mortality ratio — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 66 +7 +11.86%
2022 59 −18 −23.38%
2021 77 +14 +22.22%
2020 63 −11 −14.86%
2019 74 −2 −2.63%
2018 76 −5 −6.17%
2017 81 −6 −6.9%
2016 87 +1 +1.16%
2015 86 −4 −4.44%
2014 90 −6 −6.25%
2013 96 −4 −4%
2012 100 −5 −4.76%
2011 105 −2 −1.87%
2010 107 +0 +0%
2009 107 −2 −1.83%
2008 109 −8 −6.84%
2007 117 −3 −2.5%
2006 120 +2 +1.69%
2005 118 −4 −3.28%
2004 122 −3 −2.4%
2003 125 −3 −2.34%
2002 128 −9 −6.57%
2001 137 −9 −6.16%
2000 146 −10 −6.41%
1999 156 −7 −4.29%
1998 163 −2 −1.21%
1997 165 +7 +4.43%
1996 158 +6 +3.95%
1995 152 +10 +7.04%
1994 142 +10 +7.58%
1993 132 +6 +4.76%
1992 126 −31 −19.75%
1991 157 −38 −19.49%
1990 195 +5 +2.63%
1989 190 +16 +9.2%
1988 174 +29 +20%
1987 145 −2 −1.36%
1986 147 −5 −3.29%
1985 152 — —

Western Asia, 2023

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

IL Israel 2 AE United Arab Emirates 3 QA Qatar 4 SA Saudi Arabia 7 KW Kuwait 8 OM Oman 13 CY Cyprus 14 LB Lebanon 15 TR Türkiye 15 PS Palestine 16 BH Bahrain 17 AZ Azerbaijan 18 AM Armenia 19 GE Georgia 20 SY Syria 20 JO Jordan 31 IQ Iraq 66 YE Yemen 118
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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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