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Maternal mortality ratio — Melanesia

Maternal mortality ratio in Melanesia in 2023 — 171 per 100k. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 47.8%.

2023 171 per 100k −0.21% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 327 per 100k1985
Period minimum 171 per 100k2023

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — Melanesia, 1985–2023150200250300350198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 327 per 100k1986: 322 per 100k1987: 315 per 100k1988: 312 per 100k1989: 306 per 100k1990: 299 per 100k1991: 294 per 100k1992: 284 per 100k1993: 279 per 100k1994: 272 per 100k1995: 268 per 100k1996: 267 per 100k1997: 268 per 100k1998: 275 per 100k1999: 273 per 100k2000: 275 per 100k2001: 277 per 100k2002: 281 per 100k2003: 281 per 100k2004: 280 per 100k2005: 280 per 100k2006: 280 per 100k2007: 282 per 100k2008: 273 per 100k2009: 262 per 100k2010: 252 per 100k2011: 238 per 100k2012: 227 per 100k2013: 215 per 100k2014: 207 per 100k2015: 198 per 100k2016: 192 per 100k2017: 186 per 100k2018: 184 per 100k2019: 180 per 100k2020: 175 per 100k2021: 204 per 100k2022: 171 per 100k2023: 171 per 100k
Change over the period: −157 (−47.85%) Average annual rate: -1.7 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Melanesia 171 per 100k
World 197 per 100k
Maternal mortality ratio — Melanesia, by year Melanesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 171 −0 −0.21%
2022 171 −33 −16.25%
2021 204 +29 +16.43%
2020 175 −4 −2.3%
2019 180 −5 −2.67%
2018 184 −2 −0.82%
2017 186 −6 −3.15%
2016 192 −6 −2.86%
2015 198 −9 −4.33%
2014 207 −9 −4.13%
2013 215 −11 −4.96%
2012 227 −11 −4.6%
2011 238 −14 −5.74%
2010 252 −10 −3.95%
2009 262 −10 −3.72%
2008 273 −9 −3.19%
2007 282 +2 +0.6%
2006 280 −0 −0.15%
2005 280 +0 +0.08%
2004 280 −1 −0.41%
2003 281 −0 −0.04%
2002 281 +4 +1.5%
2001 277 +2 +0.83%
2000 275 +2 +0.83%
1999 273 −2 −0.91%
1998 275 +8 +2.87%
1997 268 +0 +0.18%
1996 267 −1 −0.4%
1995 268 −4 −1.54%
1994 272 −7 −2.41%
1993 279 −5 −1.72%
1992 284 −10 −3.52%
1991 294 −5 −1.63%
1990 299 −7 −2.23%
1989 306 −6 −2.06%
1988 312 −3 −0.92%
1987 315 −7 −2.13%
1986 322 −5 −1.56%
1985 327 — —

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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