Contact Contacts
Maternal mortality ratio — all countries

Maternal mortality ratio — Sub-Saharan Africa

Maternal mortality ratio in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2023 — 448 per 100k. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 60%.

2023 448 per 100k −1.54% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 1,120 per 100k1985
Period minimum 448 per 100k2023

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — Sub-Saharan Africa, 1985–20234006008001,0001,200198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 1,120 per 100k1986: 1,083 per 100k1987: 1,107 per 100k1988: 1,051 per 100k1989: 1,021 per 100k1990: 1,004 per 100k1991: 979 per 100k1992: 989 per 100k1993: 963 per 100k1994: 925 per 100k1995: 870 per 100k1996: 855 per 100k1997: 832 per 100k1998: 855 per 100k1999: 772 per 100k2000: 744 per 100k2001: 726 per 100k2002: 709 per 100k2003: 685 per 100k2004: 666 per 100k2005: 658 per 100k2006: 656 per 100k2007: 654 per 100k2008: 656 per 100k2009: 652 per 100k2010: 643 per 100k2011: 633 per 100k2012: 620 per 100k2013: 610 per 100k2014: 604 per 100k2015: 593 per 100k2016: 575 per 100k2017: 554 per 100k2018: 526 per 100k2019: 507 per 100k2020: 486 per 100k2021: 501 per 100k2022: 455 per 100k2023: 448 per 100k
Change over the period: −672 (−60%) Average annual rate: -2.38 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa 448 per 100k
World 197 per 100k
Maternal mortality ratio — Sub-Saharan Africa, by year Sub-Saharan Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 448 −7 −1.54%
2022 455 −46 −9.18%
2021 501 +15 +3.09%
2020 486 −21 −4.14%
2019 507 −19 −3.61%
2018 526 −28 −5.05%
2017 554 −21 −3.65%
2016 575 −18 −3.04%
2015 593 −11 −1.82%
2014 604 −6 −0.98%
2013 610 −10 −1.61%
2012 620 −13 −2.05%
2011 633 −10 −1.56%
2010 643 −9 −1.38%
2009 652 −4 −0.61%
2008 656 +2 +0.31%
2007 654 −2 −0.3%
2006 656 −2 −0.3%
2005 658 −8 −1.2%
2004 666 −19 −2.77%
2003 685 −24 −3.39%
2002 709 −17 −2.34%
2001 726 −18 −2.42%
2000 744 −28 −3.63%
1999 772 −83 −9.71%
1998 855 +23 +2.76%
1997 832 −23 −2.69%
1996 855 −15 −1.72%
1995 870 −55 −5.95%
1994 925 −38 −3.95%
1993 963 −26 −2.63%
1992 989 +10 +1.02%
1991 979 −25 −2.49%
1990 1,004 −17 −1.67%
1989 1,021 −30 −2.85%
1988 1,051 −56 −5.06%
1987 1,107 +24 +2.22%
1986 1,083 −37 −3.3%
1985 1,120 — —

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.

Other indicators for Sub-Saharan Africa

Demography Adolescent fertility rate

How many births there are per thousand girls aged 15–19 during a year.

Sub-Saharan Africa by year Mortality Adult mortality rate, female

How many women out of a thousand fifteen-year-olds will not live to sixty.

Sub-Saharan Africa by year Indexes Gender inequality index

A composite measure of inequality between the sexes: health, representation and labor market participation.

Sub-Saharan Africa by year Mortality Under-five mortality rate

The probability of dying before the fifth birthday — per 1,000 live births.

Sub-Saharan Africa by year
All indicators for Sub-Saharan Africa