Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in Nauru
Nauru: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) was 0.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Nauru, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifetime risk of maternal death in Nauru is 0.9%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.1% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Nauru peaked at 1.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1997.
That places Nauru 32nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.8% | — |
| 1986 | 0.9% | +9.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9% | +10.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +15.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -17.1% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 0.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 94.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 0.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2%, 4.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0593 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1333 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Nauru?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Nauru was 0.9% in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1997.
- How does Nauru rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Nauru ranks 32nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru 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.