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Maternal mortality ratio — Nepal

Maternal mortality ratio in Nepal in 2023 — 142 per 100k. Ranked 143 in the world out of 194. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 88%.

2023 142 per 100k +2.16% vs 2022
World rank 143of 194
Period maximum 1,186 per 100k1985
Period minimum 139 per 100k2022

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — Nepal, 1985–202305001,0001,500198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 1,186 per 100k1986: 1,143 per 100k1987: 1,088 per 100k1988: 1,038 per 100k1989: 973 per 100k1990: 920 per 100k1991: 850 per 100k1992: 768 per 100k1993: 703 per 100k1994: 657 per 100k1995: 625 per 100k1996: 584 per 100k1997: 550 per 100k1998: 522 per 100k1999: 512 per 100k2000: 480 per 100k2001: 443 per 100k2002: 414 per 100k2003: 387 per 100k2004: 364 per 100k2005: 344 per 100k2006: 318 per 100k2007: 309 per 100k2008: 302 per 100k2009: 299 per 100k2010: 297 per 100k2011: 286 per 100k2012: 272 per 100k2013: 258 per 100k2014: 245 per 100k2015: 236 per 100k2016: 214 per 100k2017: 197 per 100k2018: 183 per 100k2019: 170 per 100k2020: 153 per 100k2021: 173 per 100k2022: 139 per 100k2023: 142 per 100k
Change over the period: −1,044 (−88.03%) Average annual rate: -5.43 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Nepal 142 per 100k
World 197 per 100k
South Asia 120 per 100k
Southern Asia computed 98 per 100k
Lower-middle-income countries computed 168 per 100k
Maternal mortality ratio — Nepal, by year Nepal All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 142 +3 +2.16%
2022 139 −34 −19.65%
2021 173 +20 +13.07%
2020 153 −17 −10%
2019 170 −13 −7.1%
2018 183 −14 −7.11%
2017 197 −17 −7.94%
2016 214 −22 −9.32%
2015 236 −9 −3.67%
2014 245 −13 −5.04%
2013 258 −14 −5.15%
2012 272 −14 −4.9%
2011 286 −11 −3.7%
2010 297 −2 −0.67%
2009 299 −3 −0.99%
2008 302 −7 −2.27%
2007 309 −9 −2.83%
2006 318 −26 −7.56%
2005 344 −20 −5.49%
2004 364 −23 −5.94%
2003 387 −27 −6.52%
2002 414 −29 −6.55%
2001 443 −37 −7.71%
2000 480 −32 −6.25%
1999 512 −10 −1.92%
1998 522 −28 −5.09%
1997 550 −34 −5.82%
1996 584 −41 −6.56%
1995 625 −32 −4.87%
1994 657 −46 −6.54%
1993 703 −65 −8.46%
1992 768 −82 −9.65%
1991 850 −70 −7.61%
1990 920 −53 −5.45%
1989 973 −65 −6.26%
1988 1,038 −50 −4.6%
1987 1,088 −55 −4.81%
1986 1,143 −43 −3.63%
1985 1,186 — —

Southern Asia, 2023

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

IR Iran 16 LK Sri Lanka 18 MV Maldives 32 BT Bhutan 47 IN India 80 BD Bangladesh 115 NP Nepal 142 PK Pakistan 155 AF Afghanistan 521
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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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