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Maternal mortality ratio — Eastern Africa

Maternal mortality ratio in Eastern Africa in 2023 — 242 per 100k. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 79.9%.

2023 242 per 100k +3.19% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 1,232 per 100k1987
Period minimum 235 per 100k2022

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — Eastern Africa, 1985–202305001,0001,500198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 1,206 per 100k1986: 1,146 per 100k1987: 1,232 per 100k1988: 1,125 per 100k1989: 1,081 per 100k1990: 1,056 per 100k1991: 1,014 per 100k1992: 1,056 per 100k1993: 1,026 per 100k1994: 967 per 100k1995: 868 per 100k1996: 834 per 100k1997: 804 per 100k1998: 854 per 100k1999: 688 per 100k2000: 640 per 100k2001: 605 per 100k2002: 572 per 100k2003: 536 per 100k2004: 513 per 100k2005: 506 per 100k2006: 501 per 100k2007: 506 per 100k2008: 509 per 100k2009: 501 per 100k2010: 484 per 100k2011: 462 per 100k2012: 435 per 100k2013: 419 per 100k2014: 408 per 100k2015: 394 per 100k2016: 374 per 100k2017: 346 per 100k2018: 309 per 100k2019: 286 per 100k2020: 258 per 100k2021: 275 per 100k2022: 235 per 100k2023: 242 per 100k
Change over the period: −964 (−79.92%) Average annual rate: -4.14 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Eastern Africa 242 per 100k
World 197 per 100k
Maternal mortality ratio — Eastern Africa, by year Eastern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 242 +7 +3.19%
2022 235 −40 −14.61%
2021 275 +16 +6.35%
2020 258 −28 −9.72%
2019 286 −23 −7.46%
2018 309 −36 −10.55%
2017 346 −28 −7.46%
2016 374 −20 −5.09%
2015 394 −14 −3.48%
2014 408 −11 −2.63%
2013 419 −16 −3.77%
2012 435 −27 −5.86%
2011 462 −22 −4.52%
2010 484 −16 −3.28%
2009 501 −8 −1.63%
2008 509 +3 +0.53%
2007 506 +5 +1.04%
2006 501 −5 −0.97%
2005 506 −7 −1.27%
2004 513 −23 −4.35%
2003 536 −36 −6.35%
2002 572 −33 −5.47%
2001 605 −35 −5.47%
2000 640 −47 −6.87%
1999 688 −166 −19.43%
1998 854 +50 +6.18%
1997 804 −30 −3.57%
1996 834 −35 −3.98%
1995 868 −99 −10.21%
1994 967 −59 −5.72%
1993 1,026 −30 −2.84%
1992 1,056 +42 +4.11%
1991 1,014 −42 −3.99%
1990 1,056 −25 −2.27%
1989 1,081 −45 −3.98%
1988 1,125 −106 −8.63%
1987 1,232 +86 +7.5%
1986 1,146 −60 −5.01%
1985 1,206 — —

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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