Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Brazil
Brazil: Maternal mortality rate who mdb was 1.59 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
1.59
Change on year
up 63.5%
World rank
5th
of 111 countries
All-time high
2.34
in 1979
All-time low
0.7738
in 2012
Years of data
43
1979–2021
Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Brazil, 1979–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, maternal mortality rate who mdb in Brazil stood at 1.59.
The figure is up 63.5% on the previous year and up 99.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality rate who mdb in Brazil peaked at 2.34 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.7738, in 2012.
Brazil ranks 5th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.34 | 2.34 | 2.34 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.58 | 1.1 | 2.22 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9751 | 0.8364 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8333 | 0.7854 | 0.9043 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8308 | 0.7738 | 0.8756 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 | 0.9706 | 1.59 | 2 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,476 (2100)
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1.64 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1.60 million (2025)
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- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 1.59 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 1.55 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality rate who mdb in Brazil?
- Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Brazil was 1.59 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest maternal mortality rate who mdb recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 2.34 in 1979.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality rate who mdb recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7738 in 2012.
- How does Brazil rank for maternal mortality rate who mdb?
- Brazil ranks 5th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
- Is maternal mortality rate who mdb rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Maternal mortality rate who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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