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Maternal mortality ratio — North America

Maternal mortality ratio in North America in 2023 — 16 per 100k. Since 1985, the indicator has risen by 45.5%.

2023 16 per 100k −20% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 30 per 100k2021
Period minimum 11 per 100k1985

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — North America, 1985–20231015202530198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 11 per 100k1986: 11 per 100k1987: 11 per 100k1988: 11 per 100k1989: 11 per 100k1990: 11 per 100k1991: 11 per 100k1992: 11 per 100k1993: 11 per 100k1994: 11 per 100k1995: 11 per 100k1996: 11 per 100k1997: 11 per 100k1998: 11 per 100k1999: 11 per 100k2000: 12 per 100k2001: 12 per 100k2002: 13 per 100k2003: 13 per 100k2004: 13 per 100k2005: 13 per 100k2006: 13 per 100k2007: 13 per 100k2008: 14 per 100k2009: 14 per 100k2010: 14 per 100k2011: 15 per 100k2012: 15 per 100k2013: 16 per 100k2014: 16 per 100k2015: 17 per 100k2016: 17 per 100k2017: 17 per 100k2018: 17 per 100k2019: 17 per 100k2020: 22 per 100k2021: 30 per 100k2022: 20 per 100k2023: 16 per 100k
Change over the period: +5 (+45.45%) Average annual rate: 0.99 %

Comparison, 2023

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

North America 16 per 100k
World 197 per 100k
Maternal mortality ratio — North America, by year North America All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 16 −4 −20%
2022 20 −10 −33.33%
2021 30 +8 +36.36%
2020 22 +5 +29.41%
2019 17 +0 +0%
2018 17 +0 +0%
2017 17 +0 +0%
2016 17 +0 +0%
2015 17 +1 +6.25%
2014 16 +0 +0%
2013 16 +1 +6.67%
2012 15 +0 +0%
2011 15 +1 +7.14%
2010 14 +0 +0%
2009 14 +0 +0%
2008 14 +1 +7.69%
2007 13 +0 +0%
2006 13 +0 +0%
2005 13 +0 +0%
2004 13 +0 +0%
2003 13 +0 +0%
2002 13 +1 +8.33%
2001 12 +0 +0%
2000 12 +1 +9.09%
1999 11 +0 +0%
1998 11 +0 +0%
1997 11 +0 +0%
1996 11 +0 +0%
1995 11 +0 +0%
1994 11 +0 +0%
1993 11 +0 +0%
1992 11 +0 +0%
1991 11 +0 +0%
1990 11 +0 +0%
1989 11 +0 +0%
1988 11 +0 +0%
1987 11 +0 +0%
1986 11 +0 +0%
1985 11 — —

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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