Maternal mortality ratio in MENA Reporting Region
MENA Reporting Region: Maternal mortality ratio was 46 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality ratio in MENA Reporting Region, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
MENA Reporting Region recorded 46 for maternal mortality ratio in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in MENA Reporting Region peaked at 101 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 46, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Maternal mortality ratio in MENA Reporting Region, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 101 | — |
| 2001 | 95 | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 90 | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 86 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 82 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 77 | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 74 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 70 | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 67 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 65 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 62 | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 61 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 58 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 56 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 55 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 53 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 53 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 52 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 51 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 60 | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 73 | +21.7% |
| 2022 | 50 | -31.5% |
| 2023 | 46 | -8.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality ratio in MENA Reporting Region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -31.5% | 73 | 50 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.7 | 65 | 101 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.2 | 51 | 62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.25 | 46 | 73 | 4 |
Countries ranked near MENA Reporting Region
More health data for MENA Reporting Region
- Number of births 9,030 (2100)
- Life expectancy 85.12 (2100)
- Children population as proportion of total population 19.8 (2100)
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of 87 (2025)
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of 85 (2025)
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of 90 (2025)
- Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin 90 (2025)
- Neonatal deaths 119,480 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 11.92 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 20.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio in MENA Reporting Region?
- Maternal mortality ratio in MENA Reporting Region was 46 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in MENA Reporting Region?
- The highest recorded value was 101 in 2000.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in MENA Reporting Region?
- The lowest recorded value was 46 in 2023.
- How does MENA Reporting Region rank for maternal mortality ratio?
- MENA Reporting Region ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in MENA Reporting Region?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MENA Reporting Region data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio (number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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