Maternal mortality ratio in China
China: Maternal mortality ratio was 17.8 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality ratio in China, 1990–2019
Source: Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), World Health Organization (WHO), note: The country data compiled, adjusted and used in the estimation model by the Maternal Mortality Estimati.
Analysis
China recorded 17.8 for maternal mortality ratio in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in China peaked at 88.9 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17.8, in 2019.
China ranks 42nd of 58 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Maternal mortality ratio in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 88.9 | — |
| 1995 | 61.9 | -30.4% |
| 1997 | 63.6 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 58.7 | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 53 | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 50.2 | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 43.2 | -13.9% |
| 2003 | 51.3 | +18.7% |
| 2004 | 48.3 | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 47.7 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 41.1 | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 36.6 | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 34.2 | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 31.9 | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 30 | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 26.1 | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 24.5 | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 23.2 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 21.7 | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 20.1 | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 19.9 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 19.6 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 18.3 | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 17.8 | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.28 | 58.7 | 88.9 | 4 |
| 2000s | 43.75 | 31.9 | 53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.12 | 17.8 | 30 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio in China?
- Maternal mortality ratio in China was 17.8 in 2019, according to Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), World Health Organization (WHO), note: The country data compiled, adjusted and used in the estimation model by the Maternal Mortality Estimati.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9 in 1990.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8 in 2019.
- How does China rank for maternal mortality ratio?
- China ranks 42nd out of 58 countries with data for 2019.
- Is maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), World Health Organization (WHO), note: The country data compiled, adjusted and used in the estimation model by the Maternal Mortality Estimati, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio (national estimate, per 100,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.