Maternal mortality, gaps filled in India
India: Maternal mortality, gaps filled was 102.65 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in India, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, maternal mortality, gaps filled in India stood at 102.65. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.8% on the previous year and down 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, gaps filled in India peaked at 646.88 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 102.65, in 2020.
India ranks 68th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 646.88 | — |
| 1986 | 614.23 | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 568.49 | -7.4% |
| 1988 | 547.1 | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 536.02 | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 498.04 | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 486.91 | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 482.33 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 481.9 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 444.03 | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 439.94 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 439.49 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 436.37 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 403.53 | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 398.99 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 384.45 | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 371.27 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 329.44 | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 315.38 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 301.25 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 285.73 | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 248.17 | -13.1% |
| 2007 | 233.98 | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 220.52 | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 207.1 | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 178.68 | -13.7% |
| 2011 | 169.9 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 161.76 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 154.25 | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 134.86 | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 127.68 | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 121.17 | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 118.66 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 115.71 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 116.39 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 102.65 | -11.8% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 102.65 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 191.84, 54% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 102.65 is above the median for South Asia, which is 81.3, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 582.54 | 536.02 | 646.88 | 5 |
| 1990s | 451.15 | 398.99 | 498.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 289.73 | 207.1 | 384.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 139.91 | 115.71 | 178.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.65 | 102.65 | 102.65 | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
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Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality, gaps filled in India?
- Maternal mortality, gaps filled in India was 102.65 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 646.88 in 1985.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 102.65 in 2020.
- How does India rank for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
- India ranks 68th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, gaps filled rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.