Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in IBRD only
IBRD only: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) was 0.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Lifetime risk of maternal death in IBRD only, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 0.1% for lifetime risk of maternal death in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.7% on the previous year and down 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in IBRD only peaked at 1.2% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2023.
That places IBRD only 31st 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 (%) (Trends) in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1.2% | — |
| 1986 | 1.2% | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 1.1% | -6.3% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | -6.6% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +38.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -35.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -11.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in IBRD only 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +38.6% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 2022 | -35.9% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More health data for IBRD only
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 31.4% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6805 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 47.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.8062 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female 2.48 billion (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3468 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2137 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in IBRD only?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in IBRD only 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2023.
- How does IBRD only rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- IBRD only ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.