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Maternal mortality ratio — Zambia

Maternal mortality ratio in Zambia in 2023 — 85 per 100k. Ranked 125 in the world out of 194. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 85.7%.

2023 85 per 100k −4.49% vs 2022
World rank 125of 194
Period maximum 635 per 100k1988
Period minimum 85 per 100k2023

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — Zambia, 1985–20230200400600800198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 596 per 100k1986: 619 per 100k1987: 630 per 100k1988: 635 per 100k1989: 635 per 100k1990: 625 per 100k1991: 611 per 100k1992: 581 per 100k1993: 532 per 100k1994: 507 per 100k1995: 466 per 100k1996: 433 per 100k1997: 403 per 100k1998: 392 per 100k1999: 378 per 100k2000: 340 per 100k2001: 306 per 100k2002: 274 per 100k2003: 250 per 100k2004: 260 per 100k2005: 264 per 100k2006: 262 per 100k2007: 324 per 100k2008: 394 per 100k2009: 406 per 100k2010: 332 per 100k2011: 291 per 100k2012: 256 per 100k2013: 213 per 100k2014: 174 per 100k2015: 154 per 100k2016: 158 per 100k2017: 141 per 100k2018: 117 per 100k2019: 103 per 100k2020: 99 per 100k2021: 140 per 100k2022: 89 per 100k2023: 85 per 100k
Change over the period: −511 (−85.74%) Average annual rate: -5 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Zambia 85 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 — Zambia, by year Zambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 85 −4 −4.49%
2022 89 −51 −36.43%
2021 140 +41 +41.41%
2020 99 −4 −3.88%
2019 103 −14 −11.97%
2018 117 −24 −17.02%
2017 141 −17 −10.76%
2016 158 +4 +2.6%
2015 154 −20 −11.49%
2014 174 −39 −18.31%
2013 213 −43 −16.8%
2012 256 −35 −12.03%
2011 291 −41 −12.35%
2010 332 −74 −18.23%
2009 406 +12 +3.05%
2008 394 +70 +21.6%
2007 324 +62 +23.66%
2006 262 −2 −0.76%
2005 264 +4 +1.54%
2004 260 +10 +4%
2003 250 −24 −8.76%
2002 274 −32 −10.46%
2001 306 −34 −10%
2000 340 −38 −10.05%
1999 378 −14 −3.57%
1998 392 −11 −2.73%
1997 403 −30 −6.93%
1996 433 −33 −7.08%
1995 466 −41 −8.09%
1994 507 −25 −4.7%
1993 532 −49 −8.43%
1992 581 −30 −4.91%
1991 611 −14 −2.24%
1990 625 −10 −1.57%
1989 635 +0 +0%
1988 635 +5 +0.79%
1987 630 +11 +1.78%
1986 619 +23 +3.86%
1985 596 — —

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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