Maternal mortality ratio in Paraíba
Paraíba: Maternal mortality ratio was 62.8 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
62.8
Change on year
up 11.5%
Rank
6th
of 11 groups
All-time high
126.7
in 2021
All-time low
47.2
in 2022
Years of data
16
2009–2024
Maternal mortality ratio in Paraíba, 2009–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality ratio in Paraíba is 62.8, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in Paraíba peaked at 126.7 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 47.2, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.9 | 64.9 | 64.9 | 1 |
| 2010s | 68.44 | 53.2 | 99.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.14 | 47.2 | 126.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraíba
- 3 Panama 75.9 compare
- 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 71.9 compare
- 5 Armenia 69.7 compare
- 6 Puerto Rico 62.6 compare
- 7 Brazil 59.7 compare
- 8 Sweden 58.1 compare
- 9 Madagascar 56.9 compare
More health data for Paraíba
- Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for 14.44 (2025)
- Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 19.6 (2025)
- Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for 8.97 (2025)
- % of Polio immunization coverage 87.08 (2024)
- Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years 2 (2024)
- Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old 14.6 (2024)
- % of Triple bacterial DTP immunization coverage 87.08 (2024)
- Suicides of children and adolescents 12 (2024)
- % of Triple Viral D1 immunization coverage 78.44 (2024)
- Taxa de mortalidade infantil 12.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio in Paraíba?
- Maternal mortality ratio in Paraíba was 62.8 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Paraíba?
- The highest recorded value was 126.7 in 2021.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Paraíba?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.2 in 2022.
- How does Paraíba rank for maternal mortality ratio?
- Paraíba ranks 6th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in Paraíba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraíba 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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