Lifetime risk of maternal death in Post-demographic dividend

Post-demographic dividend: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0%
Change on year
down 24.2%
Rank
43rd
of 47 groups
All-time high
0.0%
in 1985
All-time low
0.0%
in 2023
Years of data
39
1985–2023

Lifetime risk of maternal death in Post-demographic dividend, 1985–2023

00.010.020.031985200420231985: 0.033 %1986: 0.032 %1987: 0.031 %1988: 0.03 %1989: 0.029 %1990: 0.028 %1991: 0.027 %1992: 0.026 %1993: 0.025 %1994: 0.023 %1995: 0.023 %1996: 0.021 %1997: 0.02 %1998: 0.019 %1999: 0.019 %2000: 0.019 %2001: 0.018 %2002: 0.018 %2003: 0.018 %2004: 0.018 %2005: 0.017 %2006: 0.018 %2007: 0.018 %2008: 0.018 %2009: 0.018 %2010: 0.017 %2011: 0.018 %2012: 0.018 %2013: 0.017 %2014: 0.018 %2015: 0.018 %2016: 0.018 %2017: 0.017 %2018: 0.017 %2019: 0.016 %2020: 0.02 %2021: 0.027 %2022: 0.019 %2023: 0.014 %

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

Annual values for Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) in Post-demographic dividend, 1985 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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Indicator
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%)
Unit
%
Source
Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 9,399 data points, 1985–2023
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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.