Lifetime risk of maternal death in Gabon
Gabon: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Gabon, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in Gabon stood at 0.8%.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Gabon peaked at 2.0% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2003.
That places Gabon 34th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2.0% | — |
| 1986 | 2.0% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 2.0% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 2.0% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 2.0% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 1.9% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 1.9% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 1.9% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 1.8% | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -11.0% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | -12.1% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -17.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -18.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -11.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +22.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +33.7% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +26.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -15.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 750.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 711 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2002)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2002)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Gabon?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Gabon was 0.8% in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2003.
- How does Gabon rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Gabon ranks 34th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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.