Maternal deaths ihme in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Maternal deaths ihme was 8,698 in 2020. β² Rising
Latest (2020)
8,698
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
6th
of 185 countries
All-time high
13,717
in 1998
All-time low
7,522
in 1988
Years of data
36
1985β2020
Maternal deaths ihme in Afghanistan, 1985β2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 8,698 for maternal deaths ihme in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal deaths ihme in Afghanistan peaked at 13,717 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7,522, in 1988.
That places Afghanistan 6th out of 185 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8,498 | 7,522 | 10,258 | 5 |
| 1990s | 10,787 | 7,744 | 13,717 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,986 | 10,308 | 13,408 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,798 | 8,878 | 10,317 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,698 | 8,698 | 8,698 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More health data for Afghanistan
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 812.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,735 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 454 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 454 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 407,307 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 393,205 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 421,296 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 405,329 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 434,707 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 416,770 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal deaths ihme in Afghanistan?
- Maternal deaths ihme in Afghanistan was 8,698 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest maternal deaths ihme recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 13,717 in 1998.
- What is the lowest maternal deaths ihme recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,522 in 1988.
- How does Afghanistan rank for maternal deaths ihme?
- Afghanistan ranks 6th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal deaths ihme rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Maternal deaths ihme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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