Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Kuwait
Kuwait: Maternal mortality rate who mdb was 0.0633 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Kuwait, 1972–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, maternal mortality rate who mdb in Kuwait stood at 0.0633.
The figure is up 14.5% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality rate who mdb in Kuwait peaked at 1.03 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1993.
Kuwait ranks 72nd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.6106 | — |
| 1975 | 0.2814 | -53.9% |
| 1976 | 1.03 | +265.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5966 | -42.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4423 | -25.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5384 | +21.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2717 | -49.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2917 | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5867 | +101.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4172 | -28.9% |
| 1984 | 0.4167 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0949 | -77.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1293 | +36.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0469 | -63.7% |
| 1993 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0778 | — |
| 1995 | 0.0362 | -53.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1594 | +341.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2569 | +61.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0902 | -64.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0899 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0597 | -33.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0303 | -49.3% |
| 2002 | 0.111 | +266.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0313 | -71.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1938 | +518.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0576 | -70.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0281 | -51.3% |
| 2007 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1086 | — |
| 2009 | 0.1122 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0495 | -55.9% |
| 2011 | 0.101 | +104.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0146 | -85.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0608 | +317.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0717 | +17.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0885 | +23.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0269 | -69.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0504 | +87.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0391 | -22.4% |
| 2019 | 0.069 | +76.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0436 | -36.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0553 | +26.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0633 | +14.5% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.0633 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0423, 1.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.0633 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0901, 70% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality rate who mdb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +518.1% | 0.0313 | 0.1938 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5831 | 0.2814 | 1.03 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.2819 | 0.0469 | 0.5867 | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.1015 | 0 | 0.2569 | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0733 | 0 | 0.1938 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0571 | 0.0146 | 0.101 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.054 | 0.0436 | 0.0633 | 3 |
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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 rate who mdb in Kuwait?
- Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Kuwait was 0.0633 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest maternal mortality rate who mdb recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 in 1976.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality rate who mdb recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1993.
- How does Kuwait rank for maternal mortality rate who mdb?
- Kuwait ranks 72nd out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maternal mortality rate who mdb rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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