Lifetime risk of maternal death in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 789 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Latin America & Caribbean, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in 1 in: rate varies by country.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 789 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.
The figure is up 22.5% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 789 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023 and was at its lowest, 148 1 in: rate varies by country, in 1985.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 19th 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 Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | 1 in: rate varies by country | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 148 1 in: rate varies by country | — |
| 1986 | 160 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 172 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 181 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 195 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 208 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 221 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 236 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 251 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 267 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 286 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 308 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 330 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 356 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 385 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 416 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 437 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 464 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 480 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 488 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 509 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 523 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 540 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 550 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 562 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 605 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 624 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 653 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 667 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 675 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 693 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 700 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 705 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 708 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 729 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 612 1 in: rate varies by country | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 421 1 in: rate varies by country | -31.2% |
| 2022 | 644 1 in: rate varies by country | +53.0% |
| 2023 | 789 1 in: rate varies by country | +22.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death in Latin America & Caribbean 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 | +53.0% | 421 1 in: rate varies by country | 644 1 in: rate varies by country |
| 2021 | -31.2% | 612 1 in: rate varies by country | 421 1 in: rate varies by country |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 171.2 1 in: rate varies by country | 148 1 in: rate varies by country | 195 1 in: rate varies by country | 5 |
| 1990s | 284.8 1 in: rate varies by country | 208 1 in: rate varies by country | 385 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2000s | 496.9 1 in: rate varies by country | 416 1 in: rate varies by country | 562 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2010s | 675.9 1 in: rate varies by country | 605 1 in: rate varies by country | 729 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2020s | 616.5 1 in: rate varies by country | 421 1 in: rate varies by country | 789 1 in: rate varies by country | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 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
- 22 Estonia 17,634 1 in: rate varies by country compare
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0369 units per person (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 0.903 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.2931 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Latin America & Caribbean was 789 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 789 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 148 1 in: rate varies by country in 1985.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.