Lifetime risk of maternal death in Kuwait
Kuwait: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Kuwait, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in Kuwait stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Kuwait peaked at 0.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2023.
That places Kuwait 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -8.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -6.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +102.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -71.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +39.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +332.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +88.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -89.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4 |
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More health data for Kuwait
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9259 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 287.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 107 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0879 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0918 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Kuwait?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Kuwait 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- How does Kuwait rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Kuwait ranks 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.