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Maternal mortality ratio — Low-income countries

Maternal mortality ratio in low-income countries in 2023 — 303 per 100k. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 71.6%.

2023 303 per 100k −5.38% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 1,077 per 100k1987
Period minimum 303 per 100k2023

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — Low-income countries, 1985–202305001,0001,500198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 1,068 per 100k1986: 1,025 per 100k1987: 1,077 per 100k1988: 1,004 per 100k1989: 976 per 100k1990: 964 per 100k1991: 939 per 100k1992: 963 per 100k1993: 942 per 100k1994: 901 per 100k1995: 837 per 100k1996: 816 per 100k1997: 786 per 100k1998: 821 per 100k1999: 714 per 100k2000: 686 per 100k2001: 661 per 100k2002: 641 per 100k2003: 614 per 100k2004: 594 per 100k2005: 582 per 100k2006: 571 per 100k2007: 558 per 100k2008: 545 per 100k2009: 532 per 100k2010: 519 per 100k2011: 499 per 100k2012: 479 per 100k2013: 462 per 100k2014: 455 per 100k2015: 442 per 100k2016: 423 per 100k2017: 405 per 100k2018: 375 per 100k2019: 361 per 100k2020: 352 per 100k2021: 368 per 100k2022: 320 per 100k2023: 303 per 100k
Change over the period: −765 (−71.63%) Average annual rate: -3.26 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Low-income countries

Low-income countries 303 per 100k
World 197 per 100k
Maternal mortality ratio — Low-income countries, by year Low-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 303 −17 −5.38%
2022 320 −48 −13.11%
2021 368 +16 +4.6%
2020 352 −9 −2.5%
2019 361 −14 −3.74%
2018 375 −30 −7.43%
2017 405 −18 −4.21%
2016 423 −19 −4.31%
2015 442 −12 −2.74%
2014 455 −7 −1.58%
2013 462 −17 −3.5%
2012 479 −21 −4.11%
2011 499 −20 −3.83%
2010 519 −13 −2.46%
2009 532 −12 −2.27%
2008 545 −14 −2.46%
2007 558 −13 −2.27%
2006 571 −11 −1.84%
2005 582 −11 −1.92%
2004 594 −21 −3.38%
2003 614 −27 −4.19%
2002 641 −20 −3.07%
2001 661 −24 −3.57%
2000 686 −28 −3.97%
1999 714 −107 −13.02%
1998 821 +35 +4.45%
1997 786 −29 −3.61%
1996 816 −21 −2.5%
1995 837 −65 −7.16%
1994 901 −41 −4.3%
1993 942 −21 −2.23%
1992 963 +24 +2.58%
1991 939 −25 −2.6%
1990 964 −12 −1.28%
1989 976 −28 −2.77%
1988 1,004 −73 −6.75%
1987 1,077 +52 +5.09%
1986 1,025 −43 −4.02%
1985 1,068 — —

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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