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Maternal mortality ratio — Tanzania

Maternal mortality ratio in Tanzania in 2023 — 276 per 100k. Ranked 170 in the world out of 194. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 71.8%.

2023 276 per 100k +81.58% vs 2022
World rank 170of 194
Period maximum 980 per 100k1985
Period minimum 152 per 100k2022

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — Tanzania, 1985–202302505007501,000198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 980 per 100k1986: 971 per 100k1987: 964 per 100k1988: 949 per 100k1989: 927 per 100k1990: 900 per 100k1991: 873 per 100k1992: 864 per 100k1993: 851 per 100k1994: 816 per 100k1995: 797 per 100k1996: 775 per 100k1997: 777 per 100k1998: 739 per 100k1999: 635 per 100k2000: 568 per 100k2001: 493 per 100k2002: 454 per 100k2003: 397 per 100k2004: 365 per 100k2005: 350 per 100k2006: 366 per 100k2007: 453 per 100k2008: 511 per 100k2009: 502 per 100k2010: 486 per 100k2011: 475 per 100k2012: 448 per 100k2013: 479 per 100k2014: 454 per 100k2015: 433 per 100k2016: 396 per 100k2017: 345 per 100k2018: 319 per 100k2019: 292 per 100k2020: 160 per 100k2021: 162 per 100k2022: 152 per 100k2023: 276 per 100k
Change over the period: −704 (−71.84%) Average annual rate: -3.28 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Tanzania 276 per 100k
World 197 per 100k
Sub-Saharan Africa 448 per 100k
Eastern Africa computed 242 per 100k
Lower-middle-income countries computed 168 per 100k
Maternal mortality ratio — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 276 +124 +81.58%
2022 152 −10 −6.17%
2021 162 +2 +1.25%
2020 160 −132 −45.21%
2019 292 −27 −8.46%
2018 319 −26 −7.54%
2017 345 −51 −12.88%
2016 396 −37 −8.55%
2015 433 −21 −4.63%
2014 454 −25 −5.22%
2013 479 +31 +6.92%
2012 448 −27 −5.68%
2011 475 −11 −2.26%
2010 486 −16 −3.19%
2009 502 −9 −1.76%
2008 511 +58 +12.8%
2007 453 +87 +23.77%
2006 366 +16 +4.57%
2005 350 −15 −4.11%
2004 365 −32 −8.06%
2003 397 −57 −12.56%
2002 454 −39 −7.91%
2001 493 −75 −13.2%
2000 568 −67 −10.55%
1999 635 −104 −14.07%
1998 739 −38 −4.89%
1997 777 +2 +0.26%
1996 775 −22 −2.76%
1995 797 −19 −2.33%
1994 816 −35 −4.11%
1993 851 −13 −1.5%
1992 864 −9 −1.03%
1991 873 −27 −3%
1990 900 −27 −2.91%
1989 927 −22 −2.32%
1988 949 −15 −1.56%
1987 964 −7 −0.72%
1986 971 −9 −0.92%
1985 980 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SC Seychelles 42 MU Mauritius 66 ZM Zambia 85 MZ Mozambique 99 KE Kenya 149 DJ Djibouti 162 UG Uganda 170 KM Comoros 179 ET Ethiopia 195 MW Malawi 225 RW Rwanda 229 TZ Tanzania 276 ER Eritrea 291 ZW Zimbabwe 358 BI Burundi 392 MG Madagascar 445 SO Somalia 563 SS South Sudan 692
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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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