Maternal mortality rate who mdb in South Africa
South Africa: Maternal mortality rate who mdb was 0.8735 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
0.8735
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
15th
of 110 countries
All-time high
3.5
in 2008
All-time low
0.8735
in 2020
Years of data
25
1996–2020
Maternal mortality rate who mdb in South Africa, 1996–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.8735 for maternal mortality rate who mdb in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 70.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality rate who mdb in South Africa peaked at 3.5 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.8735, in 2020.
South Africa ranks 15th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Maternal mortality rate who mdb in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.46 | — |
| 1997 | 1.43 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.43 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.54 | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 1.57 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 1.81 | +14.8% |
| 2002 | 1.63 | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 1.8 | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 2.28 | +26.5% |
| 2005 | 2.39 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 2.62 | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 3.28 | +25.1% |
| 2008 | 3.5 | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 3.39 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 2.92 | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 2.17 | -25.6% |
| 2012 | 1.79 | -17.5% |
| 2013 | 1.58 | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 1.7 | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 1.55 | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 1.36 | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 1.09 | -19.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8769 | -19.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9099 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8735 | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.46 | 1.43 | 1.54 | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.43 | 1.57 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6 | 0.8769 | 2.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8735 | 0.8735 | 0.8735 | 1 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,152 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,333 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.4769 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1279 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality rate who mdb in South Africa?
- Maternal mortality rate who mdb in South Africa was 0.8735 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest maternal mortality rate who mdb recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5 in 2008.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality rate who mdb recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8735 in 2020.
- How does South Africa rank for maternal mortality rate who mdb?
- South Africa ranks 15th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality rate who mdb rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa 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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