Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Brazil
Brazil: Maternal mortality rate who mdb was 0.7728 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Brazil, 1979–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, maternal mortality rate who mdb in Brazil stood at 0.7728. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is down 51.3% on the previous year and down 0.1% 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, 0.7728, in 2022.
Brazil ranks 16th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2.34 | — |
| 1980 | 2.22 | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 2.15 | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 1.9 | -11.9% |
| 1983 | 1.65 | -12.8% |
| 1984 | 1.48 | -10.4% |
| 1985 | 1.4 | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 1.35 | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 1.33 | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 1.19 | -10.4% |
| 1989 | 1.1 | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 1.05 | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9591 | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9365 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.989 | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9742 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9531 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8364 | -12.2% |
| 1997 | 1 | +20.1% |
| 1998 | 1.07 | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9872 | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8771 | -11.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8325 | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8516 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8127 | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8423 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8265 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8049 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7854 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7957 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9043 | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8216 | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7953 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7738 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8334 | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.875 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8756 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8342 | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8563 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8513 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.792 | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9706 | +22.6% |
| 2021 | 1.59 | +63.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7728 | -51.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.7728 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3571, 2.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.7728 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5662, 1.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Brazil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +63.5% | 0.9706 | 1.59 |
| 2022 | -51.3% | 1.59 | 0.7728 |
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 | 1.11 | 0.7728 | 1.59 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,476 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.66 % 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 0.0296 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.63 % 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 0.0309 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality rate who mdb in Brazil?
- Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Brazil was 0.7728 in 2022, 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 0.7728 in 2022.
- How does Brazil rank for maternal mortality rate who mdb?
- Brazil ranks 16th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is maternal mortality rate who mdb rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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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