Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in Mexico
Mexico: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) was 0.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Mexico, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.1% for lifetime risk of maternal death in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Mexico peaked at 0.5% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2023.
That places Mexico 100th out of 194 countries 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.5% | — |
| 1986 | 0.4% | -9.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | -10.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -8.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | -6.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | -7.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +38.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +66.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -56.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -9.1% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 82% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in Mexico 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 | +66.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 2022 | -56.9% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| 2020 | +38.6% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More health data for Mexico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,760 (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9607 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9678 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.039 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Mexico?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Mexico 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2023.
- How does Mexico rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Mexico ranks 100th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico 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.