Lifetime risk of maternal death in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 1,390 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Upper middle income, 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 Upper middle income is 1,390 1 in: rate varies by country, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 18.6% on the previous year and up 64.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Upper middle income peaked at 1,390 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023 and was at its lowest, 187 1 in: rate varies by country, in 1985.
That places Upper middle income 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | 1 in: rate varies by country | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 187 1 in: rate varies by country | — |
| 1986 | 197 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 208 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 225 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 240 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 250 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 295 1 in: rate varies by country | +18.0% |
| 1992 | 326 1 in: rate varies by country | +10.5% |
| 1993 | 357 1 in: rate varies by country | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 377 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 400 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 424 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 454 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 487 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 516 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 541 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 580 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 617 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 640 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 652 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 667 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 679 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 696 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 702 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 732 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 751 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 776 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 790 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 844 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 881 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 949 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 988 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 1,046 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 1,118 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 1,164 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 1,056 1 in: rate varies by country | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 801 1 in: rate varies by country | -24.1% |
| 2022 | 1,172 1 in: rate varies by country | +46.3% |
| 2023 | 1,390 1 in: rate varies by country | +18.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death in Upper middle income 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 | +46.3% | 801 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,172 1 in: rate varies by country |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 211.4 1 in: rate varies by country | 187 1 in: rate varies by country | 240 1 in: rate varies by country | 5 |
| 1990s | 388.6 1 in: rate varies by country | 250 1 in: rate varies by country | 516 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2000s | 650.6 1 in: rate varies by country | 541 1 in: rate varies by country | 732 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2010s | 930.7 1 in: rate varies by country | 751 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,164 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,105 1 in: rate varies by country | 801 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,390 1 in: rate varies by country | 4 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 9 United Arab Emirates 29,127 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 10 Australia 28,182 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 11 Croatia 27,841 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 12 Slovenia 23,989 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 13 Iceland 22,431 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 14 Germany 21,635 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 15 Belgium 21,405 1 in: rate varies by country compare
More health data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.94 % 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 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0413 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 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0394 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Upper middle income?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Upper middle income was 1,390 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1,390 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 187 1 in: rate varies by country in 1985.
- How does Upper middle income rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Upper middle income ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.