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Maternal mortality ratio — Zimbabwe

Maternal mortality ratio in Zimbabwe in 2023 — 358 per 100k. Ranked 177 in the world out of 194. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 37.5%.

2023 358 per 100k −2.72% vs 2022
World rank 177of 194
Period maximum 573 per 100k1985
Period minimum 331 per 100k1993

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — Zimbabwe, 1985–2023300400500600198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 573 per 100k1986: 525 per 100k1987: 480 per 100k1988: 431 per 100k1989: 382 per 100k1990: 353 per 100k1991: 332 per 100k1992: 333 per 100k1993: 331 per 100k1994: 332 per 100k1995: 332 per 100k1996: 352 per 100k1997: 357 per 100k1998: 368 per 100k1999: 399 per 100k2000: 405 per 100k2001: 467 per 100k2002: 418 per 100k2003: 455 per 100k2004: 451 per 100k2005: 454 per 100k2006: 480 per 100k2007: 519 per 100k2008: 526 per 100k2009: 540 per 100k2010: 567 per 100k2011: 564 per 100k2012: 558 per 100k2013: 525 per 100k2014: 468 per 100k2015: 428 per 100k2016: 411 per 100k2017: 389 per 100k2018: 386 per 100k2019: 388 per 100k2020: 380 per 100k2021: 446 per 100k2022: 368 per 100k2023: 358 per 100k
Change over the period: −215 (−37.52%) Average annual rate: -1.23 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Zimbabwe 358 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 — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 358 −10 −2.72%
2022 368 −78 −17.49%
2021 446 +66 +17.37%
2020 380 −8 −2.06%
2019 388 +2 +0.52%
2018 386 −3 −0.77%
2017 389 −22 −5.35%
2016 411 −17 −3.97%
2015 428 −40 −8.55%
2014 468 −57 −10.86%
2013 525 −33 −5.91%
2012 558 −6 −1.06%
2011 564 −3 −0.53%
2010 567 +27 +5%
2009 540 +14 +2.66%
2008 526 +7 +1.35%
2007 519 +39 +8.13%
2006 480 +26 +5.73%
2005 454 +3 +0.67%
2004 451 −4 −0.88%
2003 455 +37 +8.85%
2002 418 −49 −10.49%
2001 467 +62 +15.31%
2000 405 +6 +1.5%
1999 399 +31 +8.42%
1998 368 +11 +3.08%
1997 357 +5 +1.42%
1996 352 +20 +6.02%
1995 332 +0 +0%
1994 332 +1 +0.3%
1993 331 −2 −0.6%
1992 333 +1 +0.3%
1991 332 −21 −5.95%
1990 353 −29 −7.59%
1989 382 −49 −11.37%
1988 431 −49 −10.21%
1987 480 −45 −8.57%
1986 525 −48 −8.38%
1985 573 — —

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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