Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) was 0.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Upper middle income, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 0.1% for lifetime risk of maternal death in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.7% on the previous year and down 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Upper middle income peaked at 0.5% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2023.
That places Upper middle income 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.5% | — |
| 1986 | 0.5% | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -15.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +31.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -31.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -15.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in Upper middle income 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 | +31.8% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 2022 | -31.7% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More health data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0413 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0394 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Upper middle income?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Upper middle income was 0.1% in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2023.
- How does Upper middle income rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Upper middle income ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.