Number of maternal deaths in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Number of maternal deaths was 13,000 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 13,000 for number of maternal deaths in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.3% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 76,000 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 13,000, in 2023.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 27th 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 in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 76,000 | — |
| 1986 | 75,000 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 73,000 | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 69,000 | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 67,000 | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 66,000 | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 58,000 | -12.1% |
| 1992 | 53,000 | -8.6% |
| 1993 | 49,000 | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 48,000 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 46,000 | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 44,000 | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 42,000 | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 40,000 | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 39,000 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 37,000 | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 36,000 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 34,000 | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 32,000 | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 32,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 31,000 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 30,000 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 30,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 29,000 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 28,000 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 28,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 27,000 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 26,000 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 24,000 | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 23,000 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 22,000 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 21,000 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 19,000 | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 18,000 | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 17,000 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 17,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 21,000 | +23.5% |
| 2022 | 15,000 | -28.6% |
| 2023 | 13,000 | -13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72,000 | 67,000 | 76,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 48,500 | 39,000 | 66,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,900 | 28,000 | 37,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,500 | 17,000 | 28,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,500 | 13,000 | 21,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 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 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0424 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 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Number of maternal deaths in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 13,000 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 76,000 in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,000 in 2023.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for number of maternal deaths?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.