Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Naoero

Naoero: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes was 0.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.9%
Change on year
down 17.1%
World rank
32nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.2%
in 2010
All-time low
0.8%
in 1997
Years of data
39
1985–2023

Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Naoero, 1985–2023

00.250.50.7511.21985200420231985: 0.781 %1986: 0.858 %1987: 0.848 %1988: 0.83 %1989: 0.81 %1990: 0.795 %1991: 0.875 %1992: 0.879 %1993: 0.865 %1994: 0.84 %1995: 0.814 %1996: 0.786 %1997: 0.766 %1998: 0.879 %1999: 0.932 %2000: 0.911 %2001: 0.959 %2002: 1 %2003: 1 %2004: 1 %2005: 1 %2006: 0.986 %2007: 1 %2008: 1.1 %2009: 1.2 %2010: 1.2 %2011: 1.1 %2012: 1.1 %2013: 1 %2014: 0.998 %2015: 1 %2016: 1 %2017: 1 %2018: 0.985 %2019: 0.944 %2020: 1.1 %2021: 0.897 %2022: 1 %2023: 0.857 %

Source: World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Naoero stood at 0.9%.

The figure is down 17.1% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Naoero peaked at 1.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1997.

That places Naoero 32nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Naoero, year by year

Annual values for Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Naoero, 1985 to 2023.
Year % Change
1985 0.8%
1986 0.9% +9.8%
1987 0.8% -1.2%
1988 0.8% -2.1%
1989 0.8% -2.4%
1990 0.8% -1.8%
1991 0.9% +10.0%
1992 0.9% +0.5%
1993 0.9% -1.6%
1994 0.8% -2.9%
1995 0.8% -3.1%
1996 0.8% -3.5%
1997 0.8% -2.6%
1998 0.9% +14.8%
1999 0.9% +6.0%
2000 0.9% -2.2%
2001 1.0% +5.2%
2002 1.0% +6.1%
2003 1.0% +0.1%
2004 1.0% +0.9%
2005 1.0% +1.6%
2006 1.0% -5.5%
2007 1.0% +4.1%
2008 1.1% +5.9%
2009 1.2% +6.4%
2010 1.2% +5.5%
2011 1.1% -9.4%
2012 1.1% -2.3%
2013 1.0% -3.7%
2014 1.0% -4.1%
2015 1.0% +4.5%
2016 1.0% -3.7%
2017 1.0% +0.1%
2018 1.0% -1.9%
2019 0.9% -4.2%
2020 1.1% +13.2%
2021 0.9% -16.1%
2022 1.0% +15.3%
2023 0.9% -17.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 5
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 10
2000s 1.0% 0.9% 1.2% 10
2010s 1.0% 0.9% 1.2% 10
2020s 1.0% 0.9% 1.1% 4

Countries ranked near Naoero

  1. 29 Angola 0.9% compare
  2. 30 Senegal 0.9% compare
  3. 31 Malawi 0.9% compare
  4. 33 Haiti 0.8% compare
  5. 34 Gabon 0.8% compare
  6. 35 Rwanda 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Naoero?
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Naoero was 0.9% in 2023, according to World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes recorded in Naoero?
The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2010.
What is the lowest share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes recorded in Naoero?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1997.
How does Naoero rank for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
Naoero ranks 32nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes rising or falling in Naoero?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Naoero data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by 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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