Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in United States
United States: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) was 0.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lifetime risk of maternal death in United States, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.0% for lifetime risk of maternal death in 2023.
That represents a change of down 19.3% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in United States peaked at 0.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1997.
That places United States 134th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +23.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +40.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -34.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -19.3% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 2.6× the median. (64 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +40.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2022 | -34.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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 United States
More health data for United States
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.056 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0261 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.1919 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0274 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in United States?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in United States 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1997.
- How does United States rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- United States ranks 134th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.