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Maternal mortality ratio — Saudi Arabia

Maternal mortality ratio in Saudi Arabia in 2023 — 7 per 100k. Ranked 34 in the world out of 194. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 82.5%.

2023 7 per 100k −22.22% vs 2022
World rank 34of 194
Period maximum 40 per 100k1985
Period minimum 7 per 100k2023

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — Saudi Arabia, 1985–2023010203040198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 40 per 100k1986: 38 per 100k1987: 36 per 100k1988: 34 per 100k1989: 32 per 100k1990: 30 per 100k1991: 29 per 100k1992: 27 per 100k1993: 26 per 100k1994: 25 per 100k1995: 24 per 100k1996: 23 per 100k1997: 23 per 100k1998: 22 per 100k1999: 21 per 100k2000: 20 per 100k2001: 19 per 100k2002: 18 per 100k2003: 16 per 100k2004: 16 per 100k2005: 15 per 100k2006: 14 per 100k2007: 13 per 100k2008: 12 per 100k2009: 11 per 100k2010: 11 per 100k2011: 10 per 100k2012: 9 per 100k2013: 9 per 100k2014: 8 per 100k2015: 8 per 100k2016: 8 per 100k2017: 8 per 100k2018: 8 per 100k2019: 8 per 100k2020: 11 per 100k2021: 12 per 100k2022: 9 per 100k2023: 7 per 100k
Change over the period: −33 (−82.5%) Average annual rate: -4.48 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Saudi Arabia 7 per 100k
World 197 per 100k
Middle East & North Africa 47 per 100k
Western Asia computed 35 per 100k
High-income countries computed 9 per 100k
Maternal mortality ratio — Saudi Arabia, by year Saudi Arabia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 7 −2 −22.22%
2022 9 −3 −25%
2021 12 +1 +9.09%
2020 11 +3 +37.5%
2019 8 +0 +0%
2018 8 +0 +0%
2017 8 +0 +0%
2016 8 +0 +0%
2015 8 +0 +0%
2014 8 −1 −11.11%
2013 9 +0 +0%
2012 9 −1 −10%
2011 10 −1 −9.09%
2010 11 +0 +0%
2009 11 −1 −8.33%
2008 12 −1 −7.69%
2007 13 −1 −7.14%
2006 14 −1 −6.67%
2005 15 −1 −6.25%
2004 16 +0 +0%
2003 16 −2 −11.11%
2002 18 −1 −5.26%
2001 19 −1 −5%
2000 20 −1 −4.76%
1999 21 −1 −4.55%
1998 22 −1 −4.35%
1997 23 +0 +0%
1996 23 −1 −4.17%
1995 24 −1 −4%
1994 25 −1 −3.85%
1993 26 −1 −3.7%
1992 27 −2 −6.9%
1991 29 −1 −3.33%
1990 30 −2 −6.25%
1989 32 −2 −5.88%
1988 34 −2 −5.56%
1987 36 −2 −5.26%
1986 38 −2 −5%
1985 40 — —

Western Asia, 2023

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

IL Israel 2 AE United Arab Emirates 3 QA Qatar 4 SA Saudi Arabia 7 KW Kuwait 8 OM Oman 13 CY Cyprus 14 LB Lebanon 15 TR Türkiye 15 PS Palestine 16 BH Bahrain 17 AZ Azerbaijan 18 AM Armenia 19 GE Georgia 20 SY Syria 20 JO Jordan 31 IQ Iraq 66 YE Yemen 118
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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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