Lifetime risk of maternal death in Canada
Canada: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.0145 in 2023. ▲ Rising
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% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0145 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0091, 1.6× the median. (64 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death in Canada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +31.4% | 0.0162 | 0.0213 |
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 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 385 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5214 % 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 0.023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5024 % 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 0.0242 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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