Lifetime risk of maternal death in Canada
Canada: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.0145 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0145
Change on year
down 20.1%
World rank
144th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0213
in 2020
All-time low
0.0114
in 2000
Years of data
39
1985–2023
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Canada, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.0145 for lifetime risk of maternal death in 2023.
The figure is down 20.1% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Canada peaked at 0.0213 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0114, in 2000.
That places Canada 144th 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 in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0123 | — |
| 1986 | 0.012 | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0115 | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0118 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0127 | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0128 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0132 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.013 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0129 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0126 | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0126 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0125 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0116 | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0115 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0115 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0114 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0121 | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0124 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0129 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.013 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0142 | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0146 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0153 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0163 | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0166 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0155 | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0154 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0157 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0153 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.016 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0157 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0166 | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0166 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0168 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0162 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0213 | +31.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0177 | -16.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0181 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0145 | -20.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0121 | 0.0115 | 0.0127 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0124 | 0.0115 | 0.0132 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0139 | 0.0114 | 0.0166 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.016 | 0.0153 | 0.0168 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0179 | 0.0145 | 0.0213 | 4 |
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More health data for Canada
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3588 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,083 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 385 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.4526 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3261 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.4319 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6476 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Canada?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Canada was 0.0145 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0213 in 2020.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0114 in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Canada ranks 144th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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