Lifetime risk of maternal death in North America
North America: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lifetime risk of maternal death in North America, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in North America stood at 0.0%.
That represents a change of down 19.3% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in North America peaked at 0.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1997.
North America ranks 41st of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in North America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +23.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +36.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -33.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near North America
More health data for North America
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.0227 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate 3.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0253 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.0299 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in North America?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in North America was 0.0% in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1997.
- How does North America rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- North America ranks 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.