Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) was 0.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Antigua and Barbuda, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 0.0%.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 0.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2016.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 117th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.1% | — |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -11.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -15.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +19.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +12.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -4.3% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 0.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 5.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 51% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2219 % 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 0.0288 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2513 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Antigua and Barbuda was 0.0% in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 117th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). 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.