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Maternal mortality ratio — Samoa

Maternal mortality ratio in Samoa in 2023 — 101 per 100k. Ranked 130 in the world out of 194. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 36.9%.

2023 101 per 100k −8.18% vs 2022
World rank 130of 194
Period maximum 160 per 100k1985
Period minimum 85 per 100k2007

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — Samoa, 1985–202380100120140160198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 160 per 100k1986: 153 per 100k1987: 147 per 100k1988: 143 per 100k1989: 136 per 100k1990: 135 per 100k1991: 131 per 100k1992: 124 per 100k1993: 117 per 100k1994: 112 per 100k1995: 105 per 100k1996: 103 per 100k1997: 98 per 100k1998: 96 per 100k1999: 94 per 100k2000: 93 per 100k2001: 93 per 100k2002: 89 per 100k2003: 87 per 100k2004: 86 per 100k2005: 87 per 100k2006: 86 per 100k2007: 85 per 100k2008: 87 per 100k2009: 94 per 100k2010: 92 per 100k2011: 93 per 100k2012: 101 per 100k2013: 100 per 100k2014: 106 per 100k2015: 108 per 100k2016: 108 per 100k2017: 111 per 100k2018: 110 per 100k2019: 111 per 100k2020: 114 per 100k2021: 115 per 100k2022: 110 per 100k2023: 101 per 100k
Change over the period: −59 (−36.88%) Average annual rate: -1.2 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Samoa 101 per 100k
World 197 per 100k
East Asia & Pacific 66 per 100k
Lower-middle-income countries computed 168 per 100k
Maternal mortality ratio — Samoa, by year Samoa All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 101 −9 −8.18%
2022 110 −5 −4.35%
2021 115 +1 +0.88%
2020 114 +3 +2.7%
2019 111 +1 +0.91%
2018 110 −1 −0.9%
2017 111 +3 +2.78%
2016 108 +0 +0%
2015 108 +2 +1.89%
2014 106 +6 +6%
2013 100 −1 −0.99%
2012 101 +8 +8.6%
2011 93 +1 +1.09%
2010 92 −2 −2.13%
2009 94 +7 +8.05%
2008 87 +2 +2.35%
2007 85 −1 −1.16%
2006 86 −1 −1.15%
2005 87 +1 +1.16%
2004 86 −1 −1.15%
2003 87 −2 −2.25%
2002 89 −4 −4.3%
2001 93 +0 +0%
2000 93 −1 −1.06%
1999 94 −2 −2.08%
1998 96 −2 −2.04%
1997 98 −5 −4.85%
1996 103 −2 −1.9%
1995 105 −7 −6.25%
1994 112 −5 −4.27%
1993 117 −7 −5.65%
1992 124 −7 −5.34%
1991 131 −4 −2.96%
1990 135 −1 −0.74%
1989 136 −7 −4.9%
1988 143 −4 −2.72%
1987 147 −6 −3.92%
1986 153 −7 −4.38%
1985 160 — —

Polynesia, 2023

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

TO Tonga 67 WS Samoa 101 TV Tuvalu 170
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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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