Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Maternal mortality, gaps filled was 266.69 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Ethiopia, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Ethiopia stood at 266.69. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 58.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Ethiopia peaked at 1,297 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 266.69, in 2020.
Ethiopia ranks 32nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1,297 | — |
| 1986 | 1,246 | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 1,205 | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 1,219 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 1,214 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 1,236 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 1,169 | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 1,151 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 1,117 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 1,082 | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 1,052 | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 1,018 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 947.12 | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 939.58 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 977.93 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 952.84 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 955.11 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 960.47 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 906.12 | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 900.38 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 879.86 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 814.16 | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 780.3 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 724.71 | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 683.81 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 634.71 | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 603.16 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 543.32 | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 498.45 | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 447.36 | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 399.17 | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 355.66 | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 348.31 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 311.85 | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 294.02 | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 266.69 | -9.3% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 266.69 is below the median for low income countries, which is 440.23, 61% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 266.69 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 339.15, 79% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,236 | 1,205 | 1,297 | 5 |
| 1990s | 1,069 | 939.58 | 1,236 | 10 |
| 2000s | 855.77 | 683.81 | 960.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 443.6 | 294.02 | 634.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 266.69 | 266.69 | 266.69 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 19,997 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0742 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality, gaps filled in Ethiopia?
- Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Ethiopia was 266.69 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,297 in 1985.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 266.69 in 2020.
- How does Ethiopia rank for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
- Ethiopia ranks 32nd out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, gaps filled rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
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About this data
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.