Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0009 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Pacific island small states, 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 Pacific island small states is 0.0009 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Pacific island small states peaked at 0.0014 units per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Pacific island small states ranks 24th 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 Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 21 Lesotho 0.0089 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0084 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Madagascar 0.0077 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0073 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Ethiopia 0.0071 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Somalia 0.007 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Senegal 0.0068 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0332 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0304 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 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0323 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 0.5673 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0355 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 0.7631 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Pacific island small states?
- Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Pacific island small states was 0.0009 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0014 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre?
- Pacific island small states ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.