Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) in Mexico
Mexico: Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) was 1,324 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Mexico, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in 1 in: rate varies by country.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 1,324 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Mexico peaked at 1,324 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023 and was at its lowest, 214 1 in: rate varies by country, in 1985.
That places Mexico 95th 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 (1 in: rate varies by country) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | 1 in: rate varies by country | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 214 1 in: rate varies by country | — |
| 1986 | 236 1 in: rate varies by country | +10.3% |
| 1987 | 264 1 in: rate varies by country | +11.9% |
| 1988 | 289 1 in: rate varies by country | +9.5% |
| 1989 | 309 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 334 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 358 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 384 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 405 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 427 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 457 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 485 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 516 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 548 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 583 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 615 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 640 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 657 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 686 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 715 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 752 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 786 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 820 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 817 1 in: rate varies by country | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 831 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 858 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 915 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 958 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 991 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 1,052 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 1,109 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 1,144 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1,157 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1,168 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1,197 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 864 1 in: rate varies by country | -27.8% |
| 2021 | 519 1 in: rate varies by country | -39.9% |
| 2022 | 1,204 1 in: rate varies by country | +132.0% |
| 2023 | 1,324 1 in: rate varies by country | +10.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1,324 1 in: rate varies by country is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,343 1 in: rate varies by country, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1,324 1 in: rate varies by country is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,080 1 in: rate varies by country, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) in Mexico 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 | +132.0% | 519 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,204 1 in: rate varies by country |
| 2021 | -39.9% | 864 1 in: rate varies by country | 519 1 in: rate varies by country |
| 2020 | -27.8% | 1,197 1 in: rate varies by country | 864 1 in: rate varies by country |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 262.4 1 in: rate varies by country | 214 1 in: rate varies by country | 309 1 in: rate varies by country | 5 |
| 1990s | 449.7 1 in: rate varies by country | 334 1 in: rate varies by country | 583 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2000s | 731.9 1 in: rate varies by country | 615 1 in: rate varies by country | 831 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,055 1 in: rate varies by country | 858 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,197 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2020s | 977.75 1 in: rate varies by country | 519 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,324 1 in: rate varies by country | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 92 Trinidad and Tobago 1,437 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 93 Panama 1,369 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 94 Mauritius 1,362 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 96 Seychelles 1,290 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 97 Vietnam 1,270 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 98 Jordan 1,263 1 in: rate varies by country compare
More health data for Mexico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,760 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9607 % 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 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9678 % 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 0.039 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Mexico?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Mexico was 1,324 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1,324 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 214 1 in: rate varies by country in 1985.
- How does Mexico rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Mexico ranks 95th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.