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Maternal mortality ratio — Kenya

Maternal mortality ratio in Kenya in 2023 — 149 per 100k. Ranked 145 in the world out of 194. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 89.2%.

2023 149 per 100k −3.87% vs 2022
World rank 145of 194
Period maximum 1,375 per 100k1985
Period minimum 149 per 100k2023

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — Kenya, 1985–202305001,0001,500198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 1,375 per 100k1986: 1,059 per 100k1987: 960 per 100k1988: 756 per 100k1989: 663 per 100k1990: 586 per 100k1991: 493 per 100k1992: 419 per 100k1993: 363 per 100k1994: 342 per 100k1995: 308 per 100k1996: 275 per 100k1997: 253 per 100k1998: 250 per 100k1999: 217 per 100k2000: 206 per 100k2001: 188 per 100k2002: 182 per 100k2003: 177 per 100k2004: 177 per 100k2005: 178 per 100k2006: 188 per 100k2007: 198 per 100k2008: 197 per 100k2009: 208 per 100k2010: 210 per 100k2011: 209 per 100k2012: 214 per 100k2013: 206 per 100k2014: 203 per 100k2015: 203 per 100k2016: 196 per 100k2017: 186 per 100k2018: 183 per 100k2019: 176 per 100k2020: 184 per 100k2021: 183 per 100k2022: 155 per 100k2023: 149 per 100k
Change over the period: −1,226 (−89.16%) Average annual rate: -5.68 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Kenya 149 per 100k
World 197 per 100k
Sub-Saharan Africa 448 per 100k
Eastern Africa computed 242 per 100k
Lower-middle-income countries computed 168 per 100k
Maternal mortality ratio — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 149 −6 −3.87%
2022 155 −28 −15.3%
2021 183 −1 −0.54%
2020 184 +8 +4.55%
2019 176 −7 −3.83%
2018 183 −3 −1.61%
2017 186 −10 −5.1%
2016 196 −7 −3.45%
2015 203 +0 +0%
2014 203 −3 −1.46%
2013 206 −8 −3.74%
2012 214 +5 +2.39%
2011 209 −1 −0.48%
2010 210 +2 +0.96%
2009 208 +11 +5.58%
2008 197 −1 −0.51%
2007 198 +10 +5.32%
2006 188 +10 +5.62%
2005 178 +1 +0.56%
2004 177 +0 +0%
2003 177 −5 −2.75%
2002 182 −6 −3.19%
2001 188 −18 −8.74%
2000 206 −11 −5.07%
1999 217 −33 −13.2%
1998 250 −3 −1.19%
1997 253 −22 −8%
1996 275 −33 −10.71%
1995 308 −34 −9.94%
1994 342 −21 −5.79%
1993 363 −56 −13.37%
1992 419 −74 −15.01%
1991 493 −93 −15.87%
1990 586 −77 −11.61%
1989 663 −93 −12.3%
1988 756 −204 −21.25%
1987 960 −99 −9.35%
1986 1,059 −316 −22.98%
1985 1,375 — —

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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