Number of maternal deaths, per capita in OECD members
OECD members: Number of maternal deaths, per capita was 0 units per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths, per capita in OECD members, 1985–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of maternal deaths, per capita in OECD members is 0 units per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 20.5% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths, per capita in OECD members peaked at 0 units per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2023.
That places OECD members 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +29.1% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +45.5% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -41.5% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -20.5% |
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 OECD members
- 36 Ethiopia 0.0001 units per person compare
- 37 Ghana 0.0001 units per person compare
- 38 Uganda 0.0001 units per person compare
- 39 Comoros 0.0001 units per person compare
- 40 Equatorial Guinea 0.0001 units per person compare
- 41 Papua New Guinea 0 units per person compare
- 42 Pakistan 0 units per person compare
More health data for OECD members
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate -0.0796 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 0.5497 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0329 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 0.5518 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0336 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate -0.2511 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0339 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths, per capita in OECD members?
- Number of maternal deaths, per capita in OECD members was 0 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths, per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths, per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2023.
- How does OECD members rank for number of maternal deaths, per capita?
- OECD members ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths, per capita rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.