Maternal mortality ratio in Ceará
Ceará: Maternal mortality ratio was 51.2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
51.2
Change on year
up 11.5%
Rank
10th
of 11 groups
All-time high
107.3
in 2021
All-time low
45.9
in 2023
Years of data
16
2009–2024
Maternal mortality ratio in Ceará, 2009–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality ratio in Ceará is 51.2, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 11.5% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in Ceará peaked at 107.3 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 45.9, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.2 | 66.2 | 66.2 | 1 |
| 2010s | 65.29 | 49.1 | 74.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.62 | 45.9 | 107.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ceará
- 7 Brazil 59.7 compare
- 8 Sweden 58.1 compare
- 9 Madagascar 56.9 compare
- 10 Seychelles 54.4 compare
- 11 Malta 54.2 compare
- 12 Montserrat 52.8 compare
- 13 Serbia 52.7 compare
More health data for Ceará
- Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for 17.27 (2025)
- Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 21.17 (2025)
- Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for 10.46 (2025)
- % of Polio immunization coverage 94.52 (2024)
- Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years 3.65 (2024)
- Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old 13.2 (2024)
- % of Triple bacterial DTP immunization coverage 95.16 (2024)
- Suicides of children and adolescents 48 (2024)
- % of Triple Viral D1 immunization coverage 88.98 (2024)
- Taxa de mortalidade infantil 11.3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio in Ceará?
- Maternal mortality ratio in Ceará was 51.2 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Ceará?
- The highest recorded value was 107.3 in 2021.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Ceará?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.9 in 2023.
- How does Ceará rank for maternal mortality ratio?
- Ceará ranks 10th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in Ceará?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ceará data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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