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Maternal mortality ratio — Central America

Maternal mortality ratio in Central America in 2023 — 47 per 100k. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 65.1%.

2023 47 per 100k −5.49% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 136 per 100k1985
Period minimum 47 per 100k2023

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — Central America, 1985–2023050100150198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 136 per 100k1986: 128 per 100k1987: 122 per 100k1988: 117 per 100k1989: 113 per 100k1990: 109 per 100k1991: 105 per 100k1992: 101 per 100k1993: 98 per 100k1994: 94 per 100k1995: 89 per 100k1996: 85 per 100k1997: 81 per 100k1998: 78 per 100k1999: 75 per 100k2000: 72 per 100k2001: 70 per 100k2002: 68 per 100k2003: 66 per 100k2004: 65 per 100k2005: 64 per 100k2006: 61 per 100k2007: 60 per 100k2008: 60 per 100k2009: 60 per 100k2010: 59 per 100k2011: 56 per 100k2012: 54 per 100k2013: 53 per 100k2014: 52 per 100k2015: 51 per 100k2016: 51 per 100k2017: 51 per 100k2018: 51 per 100k2019: 50 per 100k2020: 65 per 100k2021: 102 per 100k2022: 50 per 100k2023: 47 per 100k
Change over the period: −88 (−65.08%) Average annual rate: -2.73 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Central America 47 per 100k
World 197 per 100k
Maternal mortality ratio — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 47 −3 −5.49%
2022 50 −51 −50.55%
2021 102 +37 +56.52%
2020 65 +15 +29.9%
2019 50 −1 −1.91%
2018 51 −0 −0.57%
2017 51 +0 +0.47%
2016 51 −0 −0.74%
2015 51 −1 −1.51%
2014 52 −1 −1.67%
2013 53 −1 −2.11%
2012 54 −2 −2.82%
2011 56 −3 −5.29%
2010 59 −1 −1.72%
2009 60 −0 −0.51%
2008 60 +0 +0.68%
2007 60 −2 −2.57%
2006 61 −2 −3.45%
2005 64 −1 −1.46%
2004 65 −2 −2.35%
2003 66 −2 −2.44%
2002 68 −2 −2.98%
2001 70 −2 −2.95%
2000 72 −3 −4.1%
1999 75 −3 −4.38%
1998 78 −3 −3.62%
1997 81 −4 −4.42%
1996 85 −4 −4.41%
1995 89 −5 −4.87%
1994 94 −4 −4.35%
1993 98 −3 −3.02%
1992 101 −4 −3.49%
1991 105 −5 −4.23%
1990 109 −4 −3.67%
1989 113 −4 −3.36%
1988 117 −5 −4.07%
1987 122 −6 −4.41%
1986 128 −8 −5.92%
1985 136 — —

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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