Lifetime risk of maternal death in Armenia
Armenia: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 3,556 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Armenia, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in 1 in: rate varies by country.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 3,556 1 in: rate varies by country for lifetime risk of maternal death in 2023. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 40.4% on the previous year and up 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Armenia peaked at 3,556 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023 and was at its lowest, 587 1 in: rate varies by country, in 1985.
That places Armenia 65th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Armenia, year by year
| Year | 1 in: rate varies by country | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 587 1 in: rate varies by country | — |
| 1986 | 607 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 642 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 684 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 754 1 in: rate varies by country | +10.2% |
| 1990 | 734 1 in: rate varies by country | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 773 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 756 1 in: rate varies by country | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 884 1 in: rate varies by country | +16.9% |
| 1994 | 991 1 in: rate varies by country | +12.1% |
| 1995 | 1,056 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 1,097 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 1,256 1 in: rate varies by country | +14.5% |
| 1998 | 1,432 1 in: rate varies by country | +14.0% |
| 1999 | 1,770 1 in: rate varies by country | +23.6% |
| 2000 | 1,901 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 2,039 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 2,116 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 2,071 1 in: rate varies by country | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 2,094 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 2,166 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 2,224 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 2,218 1 in: rate varies by country | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 2,218 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,218 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,266 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 2,264 1 in: rate varies by country | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 2,261 1 in: rate varies by country | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 2,277 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 2,337 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 2,463 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 2,532 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 2,749 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 2,831 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 2,880 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1,564 1 in: rate varies by country | -45.7% |
| 2021 | 1,144 1 in: rate varies by country | -26.9% |
| 2022 | 2,532 1 in: rate varies by country | +121.3% |
| 2023 | 3,556 1 in: rate varies by country | +40.4% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 3,556 1 in: rate varies by country is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,343 1 in: rate varies by country, 2.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 3,556 1 in: rate varies by country is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11,578 1 in: rate varies by country, 31% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death in Armenia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +121.3% | 1,144 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,532 1 in: rate varies by country |
| 2020 | -45.7% | 2,880 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,564 1 in: rate varies by country |
| 2023 | +40.4% | 2,532 1 in: rate varies by country | 3,556 1 in: rate varies by country |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 654.8 1 in: rate varies by country | 587 1 in: rate varies by country | 754 1 in: rate varies by country | 5 |
| 1990s | 1,075 1 in: rate varies by country | 734 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,770 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,126 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,901 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,224 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,486 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,261 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,880 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,199 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,144 1 in: rate varies by country | 3,556 1 in: rate varies by country | 4 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 62 Kazakhstan 3,955 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 63 Azerbaijan 3,910 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 64 Republic of Moldova 3,829 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 66 Costa Rica 3,404 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 67 Georgia 3,332 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 68 Bahrain 3,315 1 in: rate varies by country compare
More health data for Armenia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.966 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,466 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 33 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1726 % 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 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5455 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Armenia?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Armenia was 3,556 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,556 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 587 1 in: rate varies by country in 1985.
- How does Armenia rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Armenia ranks 65th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.