Lifetime risk of maternal death in Micronesia, Federated States of
Micronesia, Federated States of: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Micronesia, Federated States of, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Micronesia, Federated States of recorded 0.4% for lifetime risk of maternal death in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Micronesia, Federated States of peaked at 1.3% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2023.
That places Micronesia, Federated States of 59th out of 194 countries 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 Micronesia, Federated States of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1.3% | — |
| 1986 | 1.2% | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 1.0% | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -13.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Micronesia, Federated States of was 0.4% in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2023.
- How does Micronesia, Federated States of rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Micronesia, Federated States of ranks 59th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Micronesia, Federated States of 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.