Number of maternal deaths, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Number of maternal deaths, per capita was 0 units per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1985–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0002 units per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2023.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Number of maternal deaths, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0002 units per person | — |
| 1986 | 0.0002 units per person | -8.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -18.6% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 15 Burundi 0.0001 units per person compare
- 16 Mauritania 0.0001 units per person compare
- 17 Togo 0.0001 units per person compare
- 18 Lesotho 0.0001 units per person compare
- 19 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0001 units per person compare
- 20 Zimbabwe 0.0001 units per person compare
- 21 Sierra Leone 0.0001 units per person compare
More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0351 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.4849 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Number of maternal deaths, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths, per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths, per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2023.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for number of maternal deaths, per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths, per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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.