Lifetime risk of maternal death in IDA only
IDA only: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 1.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in IDA only, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in IDA only stood at 1.1%. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in IDA only peaked at 6.2% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2023.
IDA only ranks 12th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 IDA only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 6.2% | — |
| 1986 | 6.0% | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 6.0% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 5.7% | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 5.5% | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 5.3% | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 5.1% | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 5.1% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 4.9% | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 4.6% | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 4.1% | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 4.0% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | -12.2% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -14.7% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.9% | 5.5% | 6.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 3.5% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More health data for IDA only
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5035 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0409 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0183 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in IDA only?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in IDA only was 1.1% in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2023.
- How does IDA only rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- IDA only ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA 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.