Number of maternal deaths (Trends) in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Number of maternal deaths (Trends) was 43 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Caribbean Small States, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of maternal deaths in Caribbean Small States is 43, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Caribbean Small States peaked at 160 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 43, in 2023.
That places Caribbean Small States 47th 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 (Trends) in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 160 | — |
| 1986 | 160 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 150 | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 150 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 140 | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 140 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 130 | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 120 | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 120 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 120 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 120 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 110 | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 110 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100 | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 95 | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 89 | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 84 | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 79 | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 77 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 75 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 72 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 69 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 66 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 63 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 60 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 58 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 57 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 55 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 53 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 52 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 51 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 52 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 50 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 82 | +64.0% |
| 2022 | 45 | -45.1% |
| 2023 | 43 | -4.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of maternal deaths (Trends) in Caribbean Small States 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 | +64.0% | 50 | 82 |
| 2022 | -45.1% | 82 | 45 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 152 | 140 | 160 | 5 |
| 1990s | 123 | 110 | 140 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.6 | 66 | 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.9 | 51 | 63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55 | 43 | 82 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More health data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0368 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0365 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.3337 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate -0.1327 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Caribbean Small States?
- Number of maternal deaths in Caribbean Small States was 43 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 160 in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 43 in 2023.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.