Maternal mortality ratio - SDG 3.1.1 in Brazil
Brazil: Maternal mortality ratio - SDG 3.1.1 was 66.91 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maternal mortality ratio - SDG 3.1.1 in Brazil, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality ratio - sdg 3.1.1 in Brazil is 66.91, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 35.6% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio - sdg 3.1.1 in Brazil peaked at 127.99 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 59.73, in 2012.
Brazil ranks 10th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Maternal mortality ratio - SDG 3.1.1 in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.65 | — |
| 2001 | 66.43 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 65.97 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 67.04 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 69.58 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 71.5 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 72.19 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 72.51 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 71.4 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 69.13 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 65.95 | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 61.86 | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 59.73 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 61.04 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 63.39 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 62.96 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 63.64 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 61.02 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 62.33 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 64.63 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 84.88 | +31.3% |
| 2021 | 127.99 | +50.8% |
| 2022 | 103.97 | -18.8% |
| 2023 | 66.91 | -35.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 66.91 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.72, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 66.91 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.61, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality ratio - SDG 3.1.1 in Brazil 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 | +50.8% | 84.88 | 127.99 |
| 2023 | -35.6% | 103.97 | 66.91 |
| 2020 | +31.3% | 64.63 | 84.88 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.44 | 65.97 | 72.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.65 | 59.73 | 65.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.94 | 66.91 | 127.99 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,476 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0296 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0309 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio - sdg 3.1.1 in Brazil?
- Maternal mortality ratio - sdg 3.1.1 in Brazil was 66.91 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio - sdg 3.1.1 recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 127.99 in 2021.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio - sdg 3.1.1 recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.73 in 2012.
- How does Brazil rank for maternal mortality ratio - sdg 3.1.1?
- Brazil ranks 10th out of 32 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio - sdg 3.1.1 rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio - SDG 3.1.1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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