Lifetime risk of maternal death in Gabon

Gabon: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.8329 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.8329
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
34th
of 194 countries
All-time high
2.02
in 1985
All-time low
0.5734
in 2003
Years of data
39
1985–2023

Lifetime risk of maternal death in Gabon, 1985–2023

0.511.521985200420231985: 21986: 21987: 21988: 21989: 21990: 1.91991: 1.91992: 1.91993: 1.81994: 1.81995: 1.61996: 1.51997: 1.31998: 1.21999: 0.9692000: 0.7912001: 0.72002: 0.6542003: 0.5732004: 0.6052005: 0.7382006: 0.7772007: 0.7212008: 0.6572009: 0.6622010: 0.6082011: 0.6262012: 0.7172013: 0.9592014: 1.12015: 0.9542016: 0.8562017: 0.732018: 0.6932019: 0.6992020: 0.7412021: 0.9332022: 0.792023: 0.833

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in Gabon stood at 0.8329.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Gabon peaked at 2.02 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.5734, in 2003.

Gabon ranks 34th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.

Lifetime risk of maternal death in Gabon, year by year

Annual values for Lifetime risk of maternal death in Gabon, 1985 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1985 2.02
1986 2 -1.0%
1987 1.98 -1.0%
1988 1.98 -0.1%
1989 1.95 -1.5%
1990 1.94 -0.6%
1991 1.92 -1.1%
1992 1.9 -0.8%
1993 1.84 -3.4%
1994 1.75 -4.5%
1995 1.63 -7.1%
1996 1.5 -8.1%
1997 1.33 -11.0%
1998 1.17 -12.1%
1999 0.969 -17.4%
2000 0.7913 -18.3%
2001 0.6999 -11.5%
2002 0.6545 -6.5%
2003 0.5734 -12.4%
2004 0.6045 +5.4%
2005 0.7381 +22.1%
2006 0.7774 +5.3%
2007 0.7212 -7.2%
2008 0.657 -8.9%
2009 0.6622 +0.8%
2010 0.6079 -8.2%
2011 0.6263 +3.0%
2012 0.7171 +14.5%
2013 0.959 +33.7%
2014 1.1 +14.7%
2015 0.9545 -13.2%
2016 0.856 -10.3%
2017 0.73 -14.7%
2018 0.6926 -5.1%
2019 0.699 +0.9%
2020 0.741 +6.0%
2021 0.9334 +26.0%
2022 0.7904 -15.3%
2023 0.8329 +5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.99 1.95 2.02 5
1990s 1.6 0.969 1.94 10
2000s 0.6879 0.5734 0.7913 10
2010s 0.7942 0.6079 1.1 10
2020s 0.8244 0.741 0.9334 4

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 31 Malawi 0.8835 compare
  2. 32 Naoero 0.8573 compare
  3. 33 Haiti 0.8465 compare
  4. 35 Rwanda 0.7986 compare
  5. 36 Ethiopia 0.7939 compare
  6. 37 Uganda 0.7894 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Gabon?
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Gabon was 0.8329 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 2.02 in 1985.
What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5734 in 2003.
How does Gabon rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Gabon ranks 34th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Gabon 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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Indicator
Lifetime risk of maternal death
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 7,566 data points, 1985–2023
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