Lifetime risk of maternal death in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Post-demographic dividend, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 0.0% for lifetime risk of maternal death in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 24.2% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 0.0% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2023.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 43rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +20.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +34.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -28.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -24.2% |
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 Post-demographic dividend
- 40 Comoros 0.7% compare
- 41 Pakistan 0.6% compare
- 42 Papua New Guinea 0.6% compare
- 43 Yemen 0.5% compare
- 44 Tuvalu 0.5% compare
- 45 Timor-Leste 0.5% compare
- 46 Mozambique 0.5% compare
More health data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 0.0668 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0335 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 0.6767 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.034 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 0.8178 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Post-demographic dividend?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Post-demographic dividend 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.