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Maternal mortality ratio — all countries

Maternal mortality ratio — OPEC

Maternal mortality ratio in OPEC in 2023 — 487 per 100k. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 25%.

2023 487 per 100k −2.13% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 649 per 100k1985
Period minimum 487 per 100k2023

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — OPEC, 1985–2023450500550600650198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 649 per 100k1986: 648 per 100k1987: 635 per 100k1988: 624 per 100k1989: 608 per 100k1990: 599 per 100k1991: 592 per 100k1992: 572 per 100k1993: 554 per 100k1994: 552 per 100k1995: 549 per 100k1996: 548 per 100k1997: 546 per 100k1998: 547 per 100k1999: 536 per 100k2000: 523 per 100k2001: 520 per 100k2002: 513 per 100k2003: 504 per 100k2004: 496 per 100k2005: 489 per 100k2006: 493 per 100k2007: 492 per 100k2008: 502 per 100k2009: 506 per 100k2010: 512 per 100k2011: 519 per 100k2012: 527 per 100k2013: 537 per 100k2014: 543 per 100k2015: 548 per 100k2016: 545 per 100k2017: 544 per 100k2018: 537 per 100k2019: 527 per 100k2020: 522 per 100k2021: 523 per 100k2022: 498 per 100k2023: 487 per 100k
Change over the period: −162 (−24.96%) Average annual rate: -0.75 %

Comparison, 2023

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

OPEC 487 per 100k
World 197 per 100k
Maternal mortality ratio — OPEC, by year OPEC All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 487 −11 −2.13%
2022 498 −26 −4.9%
2021 523 +1 +0.2%
2020 522 −5 −0.94%
2019 527 −10 −1.8%
2018 537 −7 −1.26%
2017 544 −2 −0.31%
2016 545 −3 −0.56%
2015 548 +6 +1.06%
2014 543 +5 +1%
2013 537 +10 +1.94%
2012 527 +8 +1.59%
2011 519 +7 +1.39%
2010 512 +6 +1.15%
2009 506 +4 +0.84%
2008 502 +9 +1.86%
2007 492 −1 −0.15%
2006 493 +4 +0.84%
2005 489 −7 −1.37%
2004 496 −8 −1.53%
2003 504 −10 −1.87%
2002 513 −7 −1.36%
2001 520 −3 −0.51%
2000 523 −14 −2.53%
1999 536 −11 −1.96%
1998 547 +1 +0.17%
1997 546 −2 −0.29%
1996 548 −1 −0.21%
1995 549 −3 −0.54%
1994 552 −2 −0.35%
1993 554 −18 −3.15%
1992 572 −20 −3.34%
1991 592 −7 −1.2%
1990 599 −9 −1.47%
1989 608 −16 −2.54%
1988 624 −11 −1.8%
1987 635 −13 −1.98%
1986 648 −1 −0.14%
1985 649 — —

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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