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Maternal mortality ratio — Rwanda

Maternal mortality ratio in Rwanda in 2023 — 229 per 100k. Ranked 161 in the world out of 194. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 79.5%.

2023 229 per 100k −2.14% vs 2022
World rank 161of 194
Period maximum 5,721 per 100k1994
Period minimum 229 per 100k2023

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — Rwanda, 1985–202302,0004,0006,000198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 1,116 per 100k1986: 1,126 per 100k1987: 1,145 per 100k1988: 1,188 per 100k1989: 1,238 per 100k1990: 1,309 per 100k1991: 1,386 per 100k1992: 1,530 per 100k1993: 1,619 per 100k1994: 5,721 per 100k1995: 1,505 per 100k1996: 1,295 per 100k1997: 1,318 per 100k1998: 1,268 per 100k1999: 1,073 per 100k2000: 885 per 100k2001: 769 per 100k2002: 677 per 100k2003: 551 per 100k2004: 460 per 100k2005: 465 per 100k2006: 494 per 100k2007: 494 per 100k2008: 454 per 100k2009: 418 per 100k2010: 393 per 100k2011: 358 per 100k2012: 331 per 100k2013: 317 per 100k2014: 301 per 100k2015: 292 per 100k2016: 278 per 100k2017: 275 per 100k2018: 269 per 100k2019: 261 per 100k2020: 252 per 100k2021: 254 per 100k2022: 234 per 100k2023: 229 per 100k
Change over the period: −887 (−79.48%) Average annual rate: -4.08 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Rwanda 229 per 100k
World 197 per 100k
Sub-Saharan Africa 448 per 100k
Eastern Africa computed 242 per 100k
Low-income countries computed 303 per 100k
Maternal mortality ratio — Rwanda, by year Rwanda All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 229 −5 −2.14%
2022 234 −20 −7.87%
2021 254 +2 +0.79%
2020 252 −9 −3.45%
2019 261 −8 −2.97%
2018 269 −6 −2.18%
2017 275 −3 −1.08%
2016 278 −14 −4.79%
2015 292 −9 −2.99%
2014 301 −16 −5.05%
2013 317 −14 −4.23%
2012 331 −27 −7.54%
2011 358 −35 −8.91%
2010 393 −25 −5.98%
2009 418 −36 −7.93%
2008 454 −40 −8.1%
2007 494 +0 +0%
2006 494 +29 +6.24%
2005 465 +5 +1.09%
2004 460 −91 −16.52%
2003 551 −126 −18.61%
2002 677 −92 −11.96%
2001 769 −116 −13.11%
2000 885 −188 −17.52%
1999 1,073 −195 −15.38%
1998 1,268 −50 −3.79%
1997 1,318 +23 +1.78%
1996 1,295 −210 −13.95%
1995 1,505 −4,216 −73.69%
1994 5,721 +4,102 +253.37%
1993 1,619 +89 +5.82%
1992 1,530 +144 +10.39%
1991 1,386 +77 +5.88%
1990 1,309 +71 +5.74%
1989 1,238 +50 +4.21%
1988 1,188 +43 +3.76%
1987 1,145 +19 +1.69%
1986 1,126 +10 +0.9%
1985 1,116 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

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

SC Seychelles 42 MU Mauritius 66 ZM Zambia 85 MZ Mozambique 99 KE Kenya 149 DJ Djibouti 162 UG Uganda 170 KM Comoros 179 ET Ethiopia 195 MW Malawi 225 RW Rwanda 229 TZ Tanzania 276 ER Eritrea 291 ZW Zimbabwe 358 BI Burundi 392 MG Madagascar 445 SO Somalia 563 SS South Sudan 692
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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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