Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Canada
Canada: Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre was 0 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Canada, 1985–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Canada stood at 0 units per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 19.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Canada peaked at 0 units per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1987.
Canada ranks 180th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Canada, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 0 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0 units per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 2021 | 0 units per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0 units per square kilometre | -19.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre 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 | +30.4% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1990s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 177 Sweden 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 178 Russia 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 179 Belarus 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 181 Norway 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 182 Australia 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 183 Andorra 0 units per square kilometre
- 183 Antigua and Barbuda 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 183 Dominica 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 183 Iceland 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 183 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 183 Monaco 0 units per square kilometre
- 183 North Macedonia 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 183 Malta 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 183 Montenegro 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 183 Palau 0 units per square kilometre
- 183 San Marino 0 units per square kilometre
- 183 Tuvalu 0 units per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Canada?
- Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Canada was 0 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1987.
- How does Canada rank for number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 180th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of maternal deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of maternal deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of maternal deaths Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.