Maternal mortality ratio in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro: Maternal mortality ratio was 61.1 in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
61.1
Change on year
down 16.5%
Rank
7th
of 11 groups
All-time high
168.5
in 2021
All-time low
61.1
in 2024
Years of data
16
2009β2024
Maternal mortality ratio in Rio de Janeiro, 2009β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality ratio in Rio de Janeiro is 61.1, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.5% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in Rio de Janeiro peaked at 168.5 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 61.1, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.7 | 93.7 | 93.7 | 1 |
| 2010s | 75.05 | 61.7 | 84.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.5 | 61.1 | 168.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rio de Janeiro
- 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
- 10 Seychelles 54.4 compare
More health data for Rio de Janeiro
- Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for 12.81 (2025)
- Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 19.2 (2025)
- Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for 7.03 (2025)
- % of Polio immunization coverage 81.31 (2024)
- Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years 2.1 (2024)
- Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old 15.7 (2024)
- % of Triple bacterial DTP immunization coverage 80.69 (2024)
- Suicides of children and adolescents 45 (2024)
- % of Triple Viral D1 immunization coverage 66.71 (2024)
- Taxa de mortalidade infantil 13.4 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio in Rio de Janeiro?
- Maternal mortality ratio in Rio de Janeiro was 61.1 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Rio de Janeiro?
- The highest recorded value was 168.5 in 2021.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Rio de Janeiro?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.1 in 2024.
- How does Rio de Janeiro rank for maternal mortality ratio?
- Rio de Janeiro ranks 7th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in Rio de Janeiro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rio de Janeiro 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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