Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) was 0.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 1.2% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2023.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 32nd of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1.2% | — |
| 1986 | 1.1% | -8.8% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | -9.7% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | -9.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | -10.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -9.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +18.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -33.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -7.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -33.6% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 0.8672 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0361 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.7539 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0417 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, per capita 0.0435 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2023.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.