3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio (deaths per 100,000 live births) in Ukraine
Ukraine: 3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio (deaths per 100,000 live births) was 17 in 2020. ▼ Falling
3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio in Ukraine, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 17 for 3.1.1 maternal mortality ratio in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 83.6% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 3.1.1 maternal mortality ratio in Ukraine peaked at 35.83 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.26, in 2019.
Ukraine ranks 127th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio (deaths per 100,000 live births) in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.83 | — |
| 2001 | 32.02 | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 27.79 | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 24.97 | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 21.7 | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 20.55 | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 22.7 | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 20.99 | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 18.84 | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 17.05 | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 16.9 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 15.02 | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 16.75 | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 16.45 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 12.15 | -26.2% |
| 2015 | 11.11 | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 10.31 | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 10.51 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 11.27 | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 9.26 | -17.9% |
| 2020 | 17 | +83.6% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 17 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57, 30% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 17 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio (deaths per 100,000 live births) in Ukraine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +83.6% | 9.26 | 17 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.24 | 17.05 | 35.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.97 | 9.26 | 16.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17 | 17 | 17 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0188 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 81 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0166 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0172 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 3.1.1 maternal mortality ratio in Ukraine?
- 3.1.1 maternal mortality ratio in Ukraine was 17 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 3.1.1 maternal mortality ratio recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 35.83 in 2000.
- What is the lowest 3.1.1 maternal mortality ratio recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.26 in 2019.
- How does Ukraine rank for 3.1.1 maternal mortality ratio?
- Ukraine ranks 127th out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
- Is 3.1.1 maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio (deaths per 100,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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