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Maternal mortality ratio — Namibia

Maternal mortality ratio in Namibia in 2023 — 139 per 100k. Ranked 141 in the world out of 194. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 60.7%.

2023 139 per 100k +9.45% vs 2022
World rank 141of 194
Period maximum 547 per 100k2009
Period minimum 127 per 100k2022

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — Namibia, 1985–20230200400600198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 354 per 100k1986: 348 per 100k1987: 336 per 100k1988: 342 per 100k1989: 306 per 100k1990: 325 per 100k1991: 337 per 100k1992: 346 per 100k1993: 354 per 100k1994: 367 per 100k1995: 369 per 100k1996: 387 per 100k1997: 383 per 100k1998: 396 per 100k1999: 371 per 100k2000: 384 per 100k2001: 376 per 100k2002: 313 per 100k2003: 290 per 100k2004: 282 per 100k2005: 344 per 100k2006: 408 per 100k2007: 489 per 100k2008: 537 per 100k2009: 547 per 100k2010: 531 per 100k2011: 498 per 100k2012: 439 per 100k2013: 402 per 100k2014: 369 per 100k2015: 307 per 100k2016: 250 per 100k2017: 213 per 100k2018: 198 per 100k2019: 175 per 100k2020: 143 per 100k2021: 254 per 100k2022: 127 per 100k2023: 139 per 100k
Change over the period: −215 (−60.73%) Average annual rate: -2.43 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Namibia 139 per 100k
World 197 per 100k
Sub-Saharan Africa 448 per 100k
Southern Africa computed 132 per 100k
Upper-middle-income countries computed 43 per 100k
Maternal mortality ratio — Namibia, by year Namibia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 139 +12 +9.45%
2022 127 −127 −50%
2021 254 +111 +77.62%
2020 143 −32 −18.29%
2019 175 −23 −11.62%
2018 198 −15 −7.04%
2017 213 −37 −14.8%
2016 250 −57 −18.57%
2015 307 −62 −16.8%
2014 369 −33 −8.21%
2013 402 −37 −8.43%
2012 439 −59 −11.85%
2011 498 −33 −6.21%
2010 531 −16 −2.93%
2009 547 +10 +1.86%
2008 537 +48 +9.82%
2007 489 +81 +19.85%
2006 408 +64 +18.6%
2005 344 +62 +21.99%
2004 282 −8 −2.76%
2003 290 −23 −7.35%
2002 313 −63 −16.76%
2001 376 −8 −2.08%
2000 384 +13 +3.5%
1999 371 −25 −6.31%
1998 396 +13 +3.39%
1997 383 −4 −1.03%
1996 387 +18 +4.88%
1995 369 +2 +0.54%
1994 367 +13 +3.67%
1993 354 +8 +2.31%
1992 346 +9 +2.67%
1991 337 +12 +3.69%
1990 325 +19 +6.21%
1989 306 −36 −10.53%
1988 342 +6 +1.79%
1987 336 −12 −3.45%
1986 348 −6 −1.69%
1985 354 — —

Southern Africa, 2023

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

SZ Eswatini 118 ZA South Africa 118 NA Namibia 139 BW Botswana 155 LS Lesotho 478
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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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