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Maternal mortality ratio — Turkmenistan

Maternal mortality ratio in Turkmenistan in 2023 — 5 per 100k. Ranked 23 in the world out of 194. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 93.5%.

2023 5 per 100k +0% vs 2022
World rank 23of 194
Period maximum 77 per 100k1985
Period minimum 5 per 100k2017

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — Turkmenistan, 1985–2023020406080198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 77 per 100k1986: 75 per 100k1987: 72 per 100k1988: 69 per 100k1989: 65 per 100k1990: 62 per 100k1991: 60 per 100k1992: 58 per 100k1993: 56 per 100k1994: 54 per 100k1995: 50 per 100k1996: 46 per 100k1997: 40 per 100k1998: 34 per 100k1999: 29 per 100k2000: 25 per 100k2001: 22 per 100k2002: 20 per 100k2003: 18 per 100k2004: 17 per 100k2005: 15 per 100k2006: 14 per 100k2007: 13 per 100k2008: 11 per 100k2009: 10 per 100k2010: 9 per 100k2011: 8 per 100k2012: 7 per 100k2013: 7 per 100k2014: 6 per 100k2015: 6 per 100k2016: 6 per 100k2017: 5 per 100k2018: 5 per 100k2019: 5 per 100k2020: 5 per 100k2021: 6 per 100k2022: 5 per 100k2023: 5 per 100k
Change over the period: −72 (−93.51%) Average annual rate: -6.94 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Turkmenistan 5 per 100k
World 197 per 100k
Europe & Central Asia 11 per 100k
Central Asia computed 20 per 100k
Upper-middle-income countries computed 43 per 100k
Maternal mortality ratio — Turkmenistan, by year Turkmenistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 5 +0 +0%
2022 5 −1 −16.67%
2021 6 +1 +20%
2020 5 +0 +0%
2019 5 +0 +0%
2018 5 +0 +0%
2017 5 −1 −16.67%
2016 6 +0 +0%
2015 6 +0 +0%
2014 6 −1 −14.29%
2013 7 +0 +0%
2012 7 −1 −12.5%
2011 8 −1 −11.11%
2010 9 −1 −10%
2009 10 −1 −9.09%
2008 11 −2 −15.38%
2007 13 −1 −7.14%
2006 14 −1 −6.67%
2005 15 −2 −11.76%
2004 17 −1 −5.56%
2003 18 −2 −10%
2002 20 −2 −9.09%
2001 22 −3 −12%
2000 25 −4 −13.79%
1999 29 −5 −14.71%
1998 34 −6 −15%
1997 40 −6 −13.04%
1996 46 −4 −8%
1995 50 −4 −7.41%
1994 54 −2 −3.57%
1993 56 −2 −3.45%
1992 58 −2 −3.33%
1991 60 −2 −3.23%
1990 62 −3 −4.62%
1989 65 −4 −5.8%
1988 69 −3 −4.17%
1987 72 −3 −4%
1986 75 −2 −2.6%
1985 77 — —

Central Asia, 2023

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

TM Turkmenistan 5 KZ Kazakhstan 10 TJ Tajikistan 14 UZ Uzbekistan 26 KG Kyrgyzstan 42
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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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