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Maternal mortality ratio — South Sudan

Maternal mortality ratio in South Sudan in 2023 — 692 per 100k. Ranked 191 in the world out of 194. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 82%.

2023 692 per 100k −1.7% vs 2022
World rank 191of 194
Period maximum 8,045 per 100k1987
Period minimum 692 per 100k2023

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — South Sudan, 1985–202302,5005,0007,50010,000198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 3,845 per 100k1986: 3,720 per 100k1987: 8,045 per 100k1988: 5,535 per 100k1989: 5,103 per 100k1990: 4,877 per 100k1991: 4,764 per 100k1992: 7,597 per 100k1993: 7,537 per 100k1994: 1,666 per 100k1995: 4,430 per 100k1996: 4,357 per 100k1997: 4,172 per 100k1998: 7,514 per 100k1999: 2,048 per 100k2000: 1,658 per 100k2001: 1,580 per 100k2002: 1,521 per 100k2003: 1,199 per 100k2004: 1,150 per 100k2005: 1,074 per 100k2006: 1,005 per 100k2007: 933 per 100k2008: 858 per 100k2009: 823 per 100k2010: 776 per 100k2011: 770 per 100k2012: 755 per 100k2013: 771 per 100k2014: 1,216 per 100k2015: 1,436 per 100k2016: 1,629 per 100k2017: 1,662 per 100k2018: 913 per 100k2019: 745 per 100k2020: 729 per 100k2021: 749 per 100k2022: 704 per 100k2023: 692 per 100k
Change over the period: −3,153 (−82%) Average annual rate: -4.41 %

Comparison, 2023

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

South Sudan 692 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 — South Sudan, by year South Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 692 −12 −1.7%
2022 704 −45 −6.01%
2021 749 +20 +2.74%
2020 729 −16 −2.15%
2019 745 −168 −18.4%
2018 913 −749 −45.07%
2017 1,662 +33 +2.03%
2016 1,629 +193 +13.44%
2015 1,436 +220 +18.09%
2014 1,216 +445 +57.72%
2013 771 +16 +2.12%
2012 755 −15 −1.95%
2011 770 −6 −0.77%
2010 776 −47 −5.71%
2009 823 −35 −4.08%
2008 858 −75 −8.04%
2007 933 −72 −7.16%
2006 1,005 −69 −6.42%
2005 1,074 −76 −6.61%
2004 1,150 −49 −4.09%
2003 1,199 −322 −21.17%
2002 1,521 −59 −3.73%
2001 1,580 −78 −4.7%
2000 1,658 −390 −19.04%
1999 2,048 −5,466 −72.74%
1998 7,514 +3,342 +80.11%
1997 4,172 −185 −4.25%
1996 4,357 −73 −1.65%
1995 4,430 +2,764 +165.91%
1994 1,666 −5,871 −77.9%
1993 7,537 −60 −0.79%
1992 7,597 +2,833 +59.47%
1991 4,764 −113 −2.32%
1990 4,877 −226 −4.43%
1989 5,103 −432 −7.8%
1988 5,535 −2,510 −31.2%
1987 8,045 +4,325 +116.26%
1986 3,720 −125 −3.25%
1985 3,845 — —

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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