Lifetime risk of maternal death in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Low & middle income, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 0.5% for lifetime risk of maternal death in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Low & middle income peaked at 2.2% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2023.
That places Low & middle income 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2.2% | — |
| 1986 | 2.1% | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 2.1% | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 1.9% | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 1.9% | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 1.8% | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 1.7% | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -16.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 11 Guinea 2.1% compare
- 12 Mali 2.0% compare
- 13 Guinea-Bissau 1.9% compare
- 14 Madagascar 1.8% compare
- 15 Burundi 1.8% compare
- 16 Mauritania 1.7% compare
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 1.5% compare
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0271 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 0.1804 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0241 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Low & middle income?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Low & middle income was 0.5% in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2023.
- How does Low & middle income rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Low & middle income ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.