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Maternal mortality ratio — Western Africa

Maternal mortality ratio in Western Africa in 2023 — 676 per 100k. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 43.4%.

2023 676 per 100k −3.3% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 1,194 per 100k1985
Period minimum 676 per 100k2023

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — Western Africa, 1985–20236008001,0001,200198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 1,194 per 100k1986: 1,188 per 100k1987: 1,166 per 100k1988: 1,143 per 100k1989: 1,117 per 100k1990: 1,100 per 100k1991: 1,083 per 100k1992: 1,050 per 100k1993: 1,016 per 100k1994: 1,002 per 100k1995: 982 per 100k1996: 969 per 100k1997: 954 per 100k1998: 947 per 100k1999: 925 per 100k2000: 900 per 100k2001: 891 per 100k2002: 877 per 100k2003: 857 per 100k2004: 841 per 100k2005: 828 per 100k2006: 828 per 100k2007: 823 per 100k2008: 830 per 100k2009: 832 per 100k2010: 832 per 100k2011: 832 per 100k2012: 835 per 100k2013: 837 per 100k2014: 834 per 100k2015: 831 per 100k2016: 813 per 100k2017: 798 per 100k2018: 777 per 100k2019: 754 per 100k2020: 739 per 100k2021: 733 per 100k2022: 699 per 100k2023: 676 per 100k
Change over the period: −518 (−43.37%) Average annual rate: -1.49 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Western Africa 676 per 100k
World 197 per 100k
Maternal mortality ratio — Western Africa, by year Western Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 676 −23 −3.3%
2022 699 −34 −4.6%
2021 733 −6 −0.8%
2020 739 −15 −2.04%
2019 754 −22 −2.89%
2018 777 −21 −2.64%
2017 798 −16 −1.93%
2016 813 −18 −2.15%
2015 831 −3 −0.31%
2014 834 −3 −0.41%
2013 837 +2 +0.24%
2012 835 +4 +0.43%
2011 832 +0 +0.01%
2010 832 +0 +0.02%
2009 832 +2 +0.23%
2008 830 +7 +0.81%
2007 823 −5 −0.62%
2006 828 +0 +0.05%
2005 828 −13 −1.54%
2004 841 −16 −1.85%
2003 857 −20 −2.3%
2002 877 −14 −1.58%
2001 891 −9 −1.02%
2000 900 −25 −2.67%
1999 925 −22 −2.32%
1998 947 −7 −0.76%
1997 954 −15 −1.53%
1996 969 −14 −1.41%
1995 982 −20 −2%
1994 1,002 −13 −1.31%
1993 1,016 −35 −3.3%
1992 1,050 −33 −3.02%
1991 1,083 −17 −1.56%
1990 1,100 −16 −1.45%
1989 1,117 −26 −2.31%
1988 1,143 −23 −1.98%
1987 1,166 −22 −1.85%
1986 1,188 −6 −0.5%
1985 1,194 — —

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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