Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) in IBRD only
IBRD only: Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) was 67 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality ratio in IBRD only, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 67 for maternal mortality ratio in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in IBRD only peaked at 323 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 67, in 2023.
That places IBRD only 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 323 | — |
| 1986 | 304 | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 287 | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 277 | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 265 | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 254 | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 254 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 248 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 242 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 237 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 231 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 226 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 219 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 213 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 207 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 198 | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 194 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 184 | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 176 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 168 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 158 | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 149 | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 140 | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 132 | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 123 | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 115 | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 108 | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 100 | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 94 | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 88 | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 84 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 80 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 75 | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 73 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 79 | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 113 | +43.0% |
| 2022 | 74 | -34.5% |
| 2023 | 67 | -9.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) in IBRD only 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +43.0% | 79 | 113 |
| 2022 | -34.5% | 113 | 74 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 291.2 | 265 | 323 | 5 |
| 1990s | 233.1 | 207 | 254 | 10 |
| 2000s | 162.2 | 123 | 198 | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.2 | 73 | 115 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.25 | 67 | 113 | 4 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More health data for IBRD only
- Population, female 2.48 billion (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 31.4% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6805 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 47.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.8062 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3468 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2137 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio in IBRD only?
- Maternal mortality ratio in IBRD only was 67 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 323 in 1985.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 67 in 2023.
- How does IBRD only rank for maternal mortality ratio?
- IBRD only ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die from pregnancy-related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of pregnancy termination per 100,000 live births. The data are estimated with a regression model using information on the proportion of maternal deaths among non-AIDS deaths in women ages 15-49, fertility, birth attendants, and GDP measured using purchasing power parities (PPPs).