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Maternal mortality ratio — Somalia

Maternal mortality ratio in Somalia in 2023 — 563 per 100k. Ranked 189 in the world out of 194. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 61.6%.

2023 563 per 100k −9.49% vs 2022
World rank 189of 194
Period maximum 1,465 per 100k1985
Period minimum 563 per 100k2023

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — Somalia, 1985–20235007501,0001,2501,500198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 1,465 per 100k1986: 1,452 per 100k1987: 1,393 per 100k1988: 1,423 per 100k1989: 1,395 per 100k1990: 1,358 per 100k1991: 1,431 per 100k1992: 1,339 per 100k1993: 1,195 per 100k1994: 1,254 per 100k1995: 1,210 per 100k1996: 1,225 per 100k1997: 1,206 per 100k1998: 1,177 per 100k1999: 1,170 per 100k2000: 1,150 per 100k2001: 1,129 per 100k2002: 1,121 per 100k2003: 1,111 per 100k2004: 1,104 per 100k2005: 1,086 per 100k2006: 1,085 per 100k2007: 1,074 per 100k2008: 1,035 per 100k2009: 995 per 100k2010: 1,062 per 100k2011: 972 per 100k2012: 894 per 100k2013: 855 per 100k2014: 816 per 100k2015: 784 per 100k2016: 754 per 100k2017: 716 per 100k2018: 727 per 100k2019: 656 per 100k2020: 655 per 100k2021: 726 per 100k2022: 622 per 100k2023: 563 per 100k
Change over the period: −902 (−61.57%) Average annual rate: -2.49 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Somalia 563 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 — Somalia, by year Somalia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 563 −59 −9.49%
2022 622 −104 −14.33%
2021 726 +71 +10.84%
2020 655 −1 −0.15%
2019 656 −71 −9.77%
2018 727 +11 +1.54%
2017 716 −38 −5.04%
2016 754 −30 −3.83%
2015 784 −32 −3.92%
2014 816 −39 −4.56%
2013 855 −39 −4.36%
2012 894 −78 −8.02%
2011 972 −90 −8.47%
2010 1,062 +67 +6.73%
2009 995 −40 −3.86%
2008 1,035 −39 −3.63%
2007 1,074 −11 −1.01%
2006 1,085 −1 −0.09%
2005 1,086 −18 −1.63%
2004 1,104 −7 −0.63%
2003 1,111 −10 −0.89%
2002 1,121 −8 −0.71%
2001 1,129 −21 −1.83%
2000 1,150 −20 −1.71%
1999 1,170 −7 −0.59%
1998 1,177 −29 −2.4%
1997 1,206 −19 −1.55%
1996 1,225 +15 +1.24%
1995 1,210 −44 −3.51%
1994 1,254 +59 +4.94%
1993 1,195 −144 −10.75%
1992 1,339 −92 −6.43%
1991 1,431 +73 +5.38%
1990 1,358 −37 −2.65%
1989 1,395 −28 −1.97%
1988 1,423 +30 +2.15%
1987 1,393 −59 −4.06%
1986 1,452 −13 −0.89%
1985 1,465 — —

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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