Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in OECD members
OECD members: Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in OECD members, 1985–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in OECD members is 0.0001 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in OECD members peaked at 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, 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 square kilometre in OECD members, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +46.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -41.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -20.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in OECD members 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +46.4% | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre |
| 2022 | -41.2% | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre |
| 2020 | +29.6% | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 36 Philippines 0.005 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Chad 0.0048 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Zimbabwe 0.0047 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Micronesia (country) 0.0043 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Singapore 0.0042 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Mauritius 0.004 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 Palestine 0.004 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for OECD members
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 0.2277 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.034 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -0.7104 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0327 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -0.967 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, annual growth rate -0.3008 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in OECD members?
- Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in OECD members was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does OECD members rank for number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre?
- OECD members ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 39 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
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.