Maternal mortality ratio vs gdp per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Maternal mortality ratio vs gdp per capita was 266.69 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality ratio vs gdp per capita in Ethiopia, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 266.69 for maternal mortality ratio vs gdp per capita in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and down 58.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio vs gdp per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 1,297 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 266.69, in 2020.
That places Ethiopia 30th out of 184 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Maternal mortality ratio vs gdp per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1,297 | — |
| 1986 | 1,246 | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 1,205 | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 1,219 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 1,214 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 1,236 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 1,169 | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 1,151 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 1,117 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 1,082 | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 1,052 | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 1,018 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 947.12 | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 939.58 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 977.93 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 952.84 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 955.11 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 960.47 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 906.12 | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 900.38 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 879.86 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 814.16 | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 780.3 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 724.71 | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 683.81 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 634.71 | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 603.16 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 543.32 | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 498.45 | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 447.36 | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 399.17 | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 355.66 | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 348.31 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 311.85 | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 294.02 | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 266.69 | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,236 | 1,205 | 1,297 | 5 |
| 1990s | 1,069 | 939.58 | 1,236 | 10 |
| 2000s | 855.77 | 683.81 | 960.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 443.6 | 294.02 | 634.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 266.69 | 266.69 | 266.69 | 1 |
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More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 744.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 19,997 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.499 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio vs gdp per capita in Ethiopia?
- Maternal mortality ratio vs gdp per capita in Ethiopia was 266.69 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio vs gdp per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,297 in 1985.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio vs gdp per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 266.69 in 2020.
- How does Ethiopia rank for maternal mortality ratio vs gdp per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 30th out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality ratio vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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