Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) in Other small states
Other small states: Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) was 103 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality ratio in Other small states, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
Other small states recorded 103 for maternal mortality ratio in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in Other small states peaked at 615 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 103, in 2023.
Other small states ranks 23rd of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 615 | — |
| 1986 | 592 | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 562 | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 543 | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 508 | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 499 | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 498 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 496 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 482 | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 478 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 462 | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 446 | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 432 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 420 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 461 | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 306 | -33.6% |
| 2001 | 288 | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 284 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 289 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 286 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 284 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 269 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 279 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 287 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 290 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 263 | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 257 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 225 | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 203 | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 177 | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 158 | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 142 | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 129 | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 121 | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 113 | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 122 | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 149 | +22.1% |
| 2022 | 116 | -22.1% |
| 2023 | 103 | -11.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) in Other small states 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -33.6% | 461 | 306 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 564 | 508 | 615 | 5 |
| 1990s | 467.4 | 420 | 499 | 10 |
| 2000s | 286.2 | 269 | 306 | 10 |
| 2010s | 178.8 | 113 | 263 | 10 |
| 2020s | 122.5 | 103 | 149 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More health data for Other small states
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0373 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0368 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0423 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio in Other small states?
- Maternal mortality ratio in Other small states was 103 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 615 in 1985.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 103 in 2023.
- How does Other small states rank for maternal mortality ratio?
- Other small states ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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).