Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Canada
Canada: Maternal mortality ratio who gho was 11.78 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
11.78
Change on year
down 19.5%
World rank
142nd
of 195 countries
All-time high
16.65
in 2020
All-time low
7.05
in 1987
Years of data
39
1985–2023
Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Canada, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, maternal mortality ratio who gho in Canada stood at 11.78.
That represents a change of down 19.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio who gho in Canada peaked at 16.65 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.05, in 1987.
That places Canada 142nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.26 | 7.05 | 7.59 | 5 |
| 1990s | 8.16 | 7.47 | 8.83 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.68 | 8.99 | 12.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.73 | 11.14 | 12.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.16 | 11.78 | 16.65 | 4 |
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More health data for Canada
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,083 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 385 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 217,399 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 222,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 215,145 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 26.97 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 220,012 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 211,687 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio who gho in Canada?
- Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Canada was 11.78 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio who gho recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 16.65 in 2020.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio who gho recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.05 in 1987.
- How does Canada rank for maternal mortality ratio who gho?
- Canada ranks 142nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio who gho rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio who gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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