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Maternal mortality ratio — Middle East & North Africa

Maternal mortality ratio in Middle East & North Africa in 2023 — 47 per 100k. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 79.5%.

2023 47 per 100k −6% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 229 per 100k1985
Period minimum 47 per 100k2023

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — Middle East & North Africa, 1985–20230100200300198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 229 per 100k1986: 215 per 100k1987: 200 per 100k1988: 190 per 100k1989: 179 per 100k1990: 171 per 100k1991: 159 per 100k1992: 150 per 100k1993: 144 per 100k1994: 140 per 100k1995: 134 per 100k1996: 128 per 100k1997: 122 per 100k1998: 115 per 100k1999: 109 per 100k2000: 103 per 100k2001: 97 per 100k2002: 91 per 100k2003: 87 per 100k2004: 83 per 100k2005: 78 per 100k2006: 75 per 100k2007: 71 per 100k2008: 67 per 100k2009: 65 per 100k2010: 63 per 100k2011: 61 per 100k2012: 59 per 100k2013: 57 per 100k2014: 55 per 100k2015: 54 per 100k2016: 53 per 100k2017: 52 per 100k2018: 51 per 100k2019: 51 per 100k2020: 60 per 100k2021: 74 per 100k2022: 50 per 100k2023: 47 per 100k
Change over the period: −182 (−79.48%) Average annual rate: -4.08 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 47 per 100k
World 197 per 100k
Maternal mortality ratio — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 47 −3 −6%
2022 50 −24 −32.43%
2021 74 +14 +23.33%
2020 60 +9 +17.65%
2019 51 +0 +0%
2018 51 −1 −1.92%
2017 52 −1 −1.89%
2016 53 −1 −1.85%
2015 54 −1 −1.82%
2014 55 −2 −3.51%
2013 57 −2 −3.39%
2012 59 −2 −3.28%
2011 61 −2 −3.17%
2010 63 −2 −3.08%
2009 65 −2 −2.99%
2008 67 −4 −5.63%
2007 71 −4 −5.33%
2006 75 −3 −3.85%
2005 78 −5 −6.02%
2004 83 −4 −4.6%
2003 87 −4 −4.4%
2002 91 −6 −6.19%
2001 97 −6 −5.83%
2000 103 −6 −5.5%
1999 109 −6 −5.22%
1998 115 −7 −5.74%
1997 122 −6 −4.69%
1996 128 −6 −4.48%
1995 134 −6 −4.29%
1994 140 −4 −2.78%
1993 144 −6 −4%
1992 150 −9 −5.66%
1991 159 −12 −7.02%
1990 171 −8 −4.47%
1989 179 −11 −5.79%
1988 190 −10 −5%
1987 200 −15 −6.98%
1986 215 −14 −6.11%
1985 229 — —

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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