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Maternal mortality ratio — Uganda

Maternal mortality ratio in Uganda in 2023 — 170 per 100k. Ranked 150 in the world out of 194. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 79.8%.

2023 170 per 100k −7.61% vs 2022
World rank 150of 194
Period maximum 842 per 100k1985
Period minimum 170 per 100k2023

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — Uganda, 1985–202302505007501,000198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 842 per 100k1986: 781 per 100k1987: 709 per 100k1988: 655 per 100k1989: 609 per 100k1990: 575 per 100k1991: 549 per 100k1992: 530 per 100k1993: 515 per 100k1994: 507 per 100k1995: 514 per 100k1996: 513 per 100k1997: 522 per 100k1998: 523 per 100k1999: 504 per 100k2000: 475 per 100k2001: 440 per 100k2002: 416 per 100k2003: 395 per 100k2004: 384 per 100k2005: 417 per 100k2006: 409 per 100k2007: 345 per 100k2008: 324 per 100k2009: 322 per 100k2010: 304 per 100k2011: 295 per 100k2012: 285 per 100k2013: 308 per 100k2014: 311 per 100k2015: 299 per 100k2016: 272 per 100k2017: 246 per 100k2018: 232 per 100k2019: 219 per 100k2020: 209 per 100k2021: 216 per 100k2022: 184 per 100k2023: 170 per 100k
Change over the period: −672 (−79.81%) Average annual rate: -4.12 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Uganda 170 per 100k
World 197 per 100k
Sub-Saharan Africa 448 per 100k
Eastern Africa computed 242 per 100k
Low-income countries computed 303 per 100k
Maternal mortality ratio — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 170 −14 −7.61%
2022 184 −32 −14.81%
2021 216 +7 +3.35%
2020 209 −10 −4.57%
2019 219 −13 −5.6%
2018 232 −14 −5.69%
2017 246 −26 −9.56%
2016 272 −27 −9.03%
2015 299 −12 −3.86%
2014 311 +3 +0.97%
2013 308 +23 +8.07%
2012 285 −10 −3.39%
2011 295 −9 −2.96%
2010 304 −18 −5.59%
2009 322 −2 −0.62%
2008 324 −21 −6.09%
2007 345 −64 −15.65%
2006 409 −8 −1.92%
2005 417 +33 +8.59%
2004 384 −11 −2.78%
2003 395 −21 −5.05%
2002 416 −24 −5.45%
2001 440 −35 −7.37%
2000 475 −29 −5.75%
1999 504 −19 −3.63%
1998 523 +1 +0.19%
1997 522 +9 +1.75%
1996 513 −1 −0.19%
1995 514 +7 +1.38%
1994 507 −8 −1.55%
1993 515 −15 −2.83%
1992 530 −19 −3.46%
1991 549 −26 −4.52%
1990 575 −34 −5.58%
1989 609 −46 −7.02%
1988 655 −54 −7.62%
1987 709 −72 −9.22%
1986 781 −61 −7.24%
1985 842 — —

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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