Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0025 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total, 1985–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total stood at 0.0025 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 0.0086 units per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 18th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.005 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 0.0117 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Afghanistan 0.0117 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Liberia 0.0114 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0113 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Guinea 0.0098 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Ghana 0.0092 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Lesotho 0.0089 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for IDA & IBRD total
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0333 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0326 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 2.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0375 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total?
- Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total was 0.0025 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0086 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.