Lifetime risk of maternal death in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Lifetime risk of maternal death in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifetime risk of maternal death in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0.1%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.7% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2023.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.7% | — |
| 1986 | 0.7% | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | -14.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -9.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +20.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -26.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -10.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 | -26.4% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -0.843 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0329 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0335 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate -0.6786 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0321 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate 0.1729 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.1% in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2023.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.