Maternal mortality ratio in World
World: Maternal mortality ratio was 197.31 per 100,000 live births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality ratio in World, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 live births.
Analysis
World recorded 197.31 per 100,000 live births for maternal mortality ratio in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in World peaked at 327.63 per 100,000 live births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 197.31 per 100,000 live births, in 2023.
That places World 10th out of 39 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 290.26 per 100,000 live births | 258.49 per 100,000 live births | 327.63 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 228.63 per 100,000 live births | 207.1 per 100,000 live births | 253.34 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 213.08 per 100,000 live births | 197.31 per 100,000 live births | 241.94 per 100,000 live births | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 7 Benin 518.23 per 100,000 live births compare
- 8 Guinea-Bissau 505.37 per 100,000 live births compare
- 9 Guinea 494.12 per 100,000 live births compare
- 10 Lesotho 478.02 per 100,000 live births compare
- 11 Madagascar 445.43 per 100,000 live births compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 427.05 per 100,000 live births compare
- 13 Burundi 391.98 per 100,000 live births compare
More health data for World
- Population, male 50.3% (2025)
- Population, male 4.13 billion (2025)
- Population, female 49.7% (2025)
- Population, female 4.09 billion (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 37.4% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 16.0% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 54.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 10.4% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 854.60 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 9.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio in World?
- Maternal mortality ratio in World was 197.31 per 100,000 live births in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 327.63 per 100,000 live births in 2000.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 197.31 per 100,000 live births in 2023.
- How does World rank for maternal mortality ratio?
- World ranks 10th out of 39 groups with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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