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Maternal mortality ratio — Lower-middle-income countries

Maternal mortality ratio in lower-middle-income countries in 2023 — 168 per 100k. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 72.9%.

2023 168 per 100k −3.46% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 618 per 100k1985
Period minimum 168 per 100k2023

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — Lower-middle-income countries, 1985–20230200400600800198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 618 per 100k1986: 593 per 100k1987: 571 per 100k1988: 548 per 100k1989: 529 per 100k1990: 512 per 100k1991: 500 per 100k1992: 483 per 100k1993: 469 per 100k1994: 455 per 100k1995: 443 per 100k1996: 429 per 100k1997: 416 per 100k1998: 404 per 100k1999: 389 per 100k2000: 373 per 100k2001: 362 per 100k2002: 346 per 100k2003: 331 per 100k2004: 317 per 100k2005: 303 per 100k2006: 291 per 100k2007: 282 per 100k2008: 274 per 100k2009: 264 per 100k2010: 254 per 100k2011: 245 per 100k2012: 237 per 100k2013: 231 per 100k2014: 223 per 100k2015: 218 per 100k2016: 210 per 100k2017: 202 per 100k2018: 196 per 100k2019: 189 per 100k2020: 186 per 100k2021: 220 per 100k2022: 174 per 100k2023: 168 per 100k
Change over the period: −451 (−72.9%) Average annual rate: -3.38 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Lower-middle-income countries 168 per 100k
World 197 per 100k
Maternal mortality ratio — Lower-middle-income countries, by year Lower-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 168 −6 −3.46%
2022 174 −47 −21.26%
2021 220 +34 +18.32%
2020 186 −3 −1.36%
2019 189 −7 −3.42%
2018 196 −6 −3.13%
2017 202 −8 −3.92%
2016 210 −8 −3.53%
2015 218 −5 −2.46%
2014 223 −8 −3.38%
2013 231 −6 −2.67%
2012 237 −8 −3.22%
2011 245 −9 −3.47%
2010 254 −10 −3.85%
2009 264 −10 −3.5%
2008 274 −8 −2.69%
2007 282 −10 −3.31%
2006 291 −12 −3.91%
2005 303 −14 −4.38%
2004 317 −14 −4.26%
2003 331 −15 −4.33%
2002 346 −16 −4.31%
2001 362 −12 −3.18%
2000 373 −16 −4%
1999 389 −15 −3.78%
1998 404 −12 −2.92%
1997 416 −13 −2.94%
1996 429 −14 −3.06%
1995 443 −13 −2.81%
1994 455 −13 −2.81%
1993 469 −15 −3.02%
1992 483 −17 −3.33%
1991 500 −12 −2.38%
1990 512 −17 −3.29%
1989 529 −19 −3.46%
1988 548 −23 −3.95%
1987 571 −22 −3.67%
1986 593 −26 −4.17%
1985 618 — —

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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