Number of maternal deaths, per capita in Canada
Canada: Number of maternal deaths, per capita was 0 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of maternal deaths, per capita in Canada, 1985–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0 units per person for number of maternal deaths, per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 21.4% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths, per capita in Canada peaked at 0 units per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1998.
Canada ranks 139th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Number of maternal deaths, per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +29.0% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -21.4% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per person, 1.9× the median. (64 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of maternal deaths, per capita in Canada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +29.0% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
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 Canada
More health data for Canada
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3588 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 385 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5214 % 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 0.023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5024 % 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 0.0242 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths, per capita in Canada?
- Number of maternal deaths, per capita in Canada was 0 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1998.
- How does Canada rank for number of maternal deaths, per capita?
- Canada ranks 139th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.