Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Mexico
Mexico: Maternal mortality rate who mdb was 0.6474 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Mexico, 1955–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, maternal mortality rate who mdb in Mexico stood at 0.6474. That is the lowest value across all 68 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.6% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality rate who mdb in Mexico peaked at 11.19 in 1957 and was at its lowest, 0.6474, in 2022.
Mexico ranks 18th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 10.34 | — |
| 1956 | 10.71 | +3.6% |
| 1957 | 11.19 | +4.5% |
| 1958 | 10.33 | -7.7% |
| 1959 | 11.03 | +6.8% |
| 1960 | 9.94 | -9.8% |
| 1961 | 9.95 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 9.96 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 9.02 | -9.4% |
| 1964 | 9.44 | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 8.77 | -7.1% |
| 1966 | 8.21 | -6.4% |
| 1967 | 8.03 | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 7.47 | -7.0% |
| 1969 | 8.58 | +14.8% |
| 1970 | 7.62 | -11.1% |
| 1971 | 7.94 | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 7.16 | -9.8% |
| 1973 | 6.69 | -6.5% |
| 1974 | 6.35 | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 5.42 | -14.7% |
| 1976 | 5.25 | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 5.04 | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 4.54 | -9.9% |
| 1979 | 4.57 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 4.15 | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 3.63 | -12.7% |
| 1982 | 3.52 | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 3.4 | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 3.24 | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 2.4 | -26.0% |
| 1986 | 2.34 | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 2.11 | -9.6% |
| 1988 | 2 | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 1.93 | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 1.79 | -7.0% |
| 1991 | 1.68 | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 1.65 | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 1.43 | -13.0% |
| 1994 | 1.58 | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 1.56 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.37 | -11.8% |
| 1997 | 1.33 | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 1.45 | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 1.4 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 1.3 | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 1.22 | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 1.24 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.24 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.16 | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 1.15 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.05 | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9853 | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9818 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.05 | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8668 | -17.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8523 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8512 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7844 | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8002 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7196 | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7316 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7042 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6639 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6544 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8874 | +35.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9469 | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6474 | -31.6% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.6474 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3571, 1.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.6474 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5662, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +35.6% | 0.6544 | 0.8874 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.72 | 10.33 | 11.19 | 5 |
| 1960s | 8.94 | 7.47 | 9.96 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.06 | 4.54 | 7.94 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.87 | 1.93 | 4.15 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.52 | 1.33 | 1.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 | 0.9818 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7629 | 0.6544 | 0.8668 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8272 | 0.6474 | 0.9469 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More health data for Mexico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,760 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9607 % 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 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9678 % 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 0.039 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality rate who mdb in Mexico?
- Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Mexico was 0.6474 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest maternal mortality rate who mdb recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 11.19 in 1957.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality rate who mdb recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6474 in 2022.
- How does Mexico rank for maternal mortality rate who mdb?
- Mexico ranks 18th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is maternal mortality rate who mdb rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico 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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