Lifetime risk of maternal death in Georgia
Georgia: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 3,332 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Georgia, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in 1 in: rate varies by country.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 3,332 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 12.6% on the previous year and up 102.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Georgia peaked at 3,332 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023 and was at its lowest, 981 1 in: rate varies by country, in 2021.
That places Georgia 67th 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 Georgia, year by year
| Year | 1 in: rate varies by country | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1,206 1 in: rate varies by country | — |
| 1986 | 1,223 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 1,331 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.8% |
| 1988 | 1,312 1 in: rate varies by country | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 1,229 1 in: rate varies by country | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 1,320 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 1,303 1 in: rate varies by country | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 1,353 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 1,350 1 in: rate varies by country | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 1,423 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 1,401 1 in: rate varies by country | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 1,693 1 in: rate varies by country | +20.8% |
| 1997 | 1,381 1 in: rate varies by country | -18.4% |
| 1998 | 1,474 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 1,610 1 in: rate varies by country | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 1,626 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1,609 1 in: rate varies by country | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 1,593 1 in: rate varies by country | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1,771 1 in: rate varies by country | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 1,704 1 in: rate varies by country | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 1,345 1 in: rate varies by country | -21.1% |
| 2006 | 1,555 1 in: rate varies by country | +15.6% |
| 2007 | 1,288 1 in: rate varies by country | -17.2% |
| 2008 | 1,131 1 in: rate varies by country | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 1,001 1 in: rate varies by country | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 1,377 1 in: rate varies by country | +37.6% |
| 2011 | 1,553 1 in: rate varies by country | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 1,641 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 1,648 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1,612 1 in: rate varies by country | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 1,713 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 1,810 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 1,968 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 2,226 1 in: rate varies by country | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 2,536 1 in: rate varies by country | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 1,958 1 in: rate varies by country | -22.8% |
| 2021 | 981 1 in: rate varies by country | -49.9% |
| 2022 | 2,959 1 in: rate varies by country | +201.6% |
| 2023 | 3,332 1 in: rate varies by country | +12.6% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 3,332 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, 2.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 3,332 1 in: rate varies by country is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11,578 1 in: rate varies by country, 29% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death in Georgia 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 | +201.6% | 981 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,959 1 in: rate varies by country |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,260 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,206 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,331 1 in: rate varies by country | 5 |
| 1990s | 1,431 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,303 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,693 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,462 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,001 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,771 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,808 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,377 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,536 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,308 1 in: rate varies by country | 981 1 in: rate varies by country | 3,332 1 in: rate varies by country | 4 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 64 Republic of Moldova 3,829 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 65 Armenia 3,556 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 66 Costa Rica 3,404 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 68 Bahrain 3,315 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 69 Lebanon 3,293 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 70 Sri Lanka 3,132 1 in: rate varies by country compare
More health data for Georgia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.7 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0382 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,310 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 26 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.2207 % 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 0.0286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.2812 % 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 Georgia?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Georgia was 3,332 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,332 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 981 1 in: rate varies by country in 2021.
- How does Georgia rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Georgia ranks 67th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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.