Lifetime risk of maternal death in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 810 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Caribbean Small States, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in 1 in: rate varies by country.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifetime risk of maternal death in Caribbean Small States is 810 1 in: rate varies by country, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Caribbean Small States peaked at 810 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023 and was at its lowest, 170 1 in: rate varies by country, in 1985.
Caribbean Small States ranks 18th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | 1 in: rate varies by country | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 170 1 in: rate varies by country | — |
| 1986 | 170 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 180 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 190 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 190 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 200 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 210 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 220 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 230 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 240 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 250 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 260 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 270 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 280 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 300 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 310 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 340 1 in: rate varies by country | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 360 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 390 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 410 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 430 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 440 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 460 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 480 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 510 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 540 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 560 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 580 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 580 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 600 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 610 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 640 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 660 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 680 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 670 1 in: rate varies by country | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 700 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 430 1 in: rate varies by country | -38.6% |
| 2022 | 780 1 in: rate varies by country | +81.4% |
| 2023 | 810 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death in Caribbean Small States 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 | +81.4% | 430 1 in: rate varies by country | 780 1 in: rate varies by country |
| 2021 | -38.6% | 700 1 in: rate varies by country | 430 1 in: rate varies by country |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 180 1 in: rate varies by country | 170 1 in: rate varies by country | 190 1 in: rate varies by country | 5 |
| 1990s | 246 1 in: rate varies by country | 200 1 in: rate varies by country | 300 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2000s | 413 1 in: rate varies by country | 310 1 in: rate varies by country | 510 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2010s | 612 1 in: rate varies by country | 540 1 in: rate varies by country | 680 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2020s | 680 1 in: rate varies by country | 430 1 in: rate varies by country | 810 1 in: rate varies by country | 4 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 15 Belgium 21,405 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 16 Greece 20,207 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 17 Ireland 20,079 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 18 Denmark 20,033 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 19 Sweden 18,753 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 20 Netherlands 18,117 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 21 Slovakia 17,767 1 in: rate varies by country compare
More health data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 0.2701 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate -0.1327 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.1813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0385 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate -0.3742 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Caribbean Small States?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Caribbean Small States was 810 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 Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 810 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 170 1 in: rate varies by country in 1985.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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.