Number of maternal deaths, per capita in Australia
Australia: Number of maternal deaths, per capita was 0 units per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths, per capita in Australia, 1985–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0 units per person for number of maternal deaths, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 37.9% on the previous year and down 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths, per capita in Australia peaked at 0 units per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2023.
Australia ranks 174th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Number of maternal deaths, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -10.2% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -18.7% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -16.5% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -37.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More health data for Australia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9072 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 906.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0316 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0293 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths, per capita in Australia?
- Number of maternal deaths, per capita in Australia was 0 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2023.
- How does Australia rank for number of maternal deaths, per capita?
- Australia ranks 174th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of maternal deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of maternal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of maternal deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of maternal deaths Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of maternal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.