Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Kuwait
Kuwait: Maternal mortality, gaps filled was 7.17 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Kuwait, 1972–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality, gaps filled in Kuwait is 7.17, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Kuwait peaked at 19.41 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 6.07, in 2016.
Kuwait ranks 158th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 12.98 | — |
| 1973 | 11.68 | -10.0% |
| 1974 | 10.38 | -11.2% |
| 1975 | 9.07 | -12.6% |
| 1976 | 19.41 | +113.9% |
| 1977 | 14.61 | -24.7% |
| 1978 | 10.14 | -30.6% |
| 1979 | 13.83 | +36.4% |
| 1980 | 7.67 | -44.5% |
| 1981 | 7.53 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 18.18 | +141.6% |
| 1983 | 12.4 | -31.8% |
| 1984 | 13.92 | +12.2% |
| 1985 | 13.18 | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 13.53 | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 12.15 | -10.2% |
| 1988 | 11.84 | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 12.04 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 13.04 | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 12.1 | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 13.03 | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 11.87 | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 11.04 | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 11.24 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 11.23 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 10.37 | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 9.61 | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 9.98 | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 9.89 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 10.07 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 10.16 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 9.75 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 9.8 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 9.71 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 9.85 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 9.38 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 9.82 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 9.94 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 9.18 | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 8.27 | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 7.1 | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 6.6 | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 6.85 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 6.79 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 6.07 | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 6.28 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 6.78 | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 7.34 | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 7.17 | -2.3% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 7.17 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.61, 94% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 7.17 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.02, 33% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +141.6% | 7.53 | 18.18 |
| 1976 | +113.9% | 9.07 | 19.41 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.76 | 9.07 | 19.41 | 8 |
| 1980s | 12.25 | 7.53 | 18.18 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.35 | 9.61 | 13.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.84 | 9.38 | 10.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.13 | 6.07 | 9.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.17 | 7.17 | 7.17 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 155 Qatar 7.61 compare
- 156 Singapore 7.45 compare
- 157 Switzerland 7.38 compare
- 159 Bulgaria 7.09 compare
- 160 New Zealand 7.03 compare
- 161 Luxembourg 6.49 compare
More health data for Kuwait
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9259 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 107 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9273 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6875 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0272 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality, gaps filled in Kuwait?
- Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Kuwait was 7.17 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 19.41 in 1976.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.07 in 2016.
- How does Kuwait rank for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
- Kuwait ranks 158th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, gaps filled rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait 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
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.