Number of maternal deaths (Trends) in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Number of maternal deaths (Trends) was 244,000 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in IDA & IBRD total, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
In 2023, number of maternal deaths in IDA & IBRD total stood at 244,000. 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 in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 607,000 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 244,000, in 2023.
That places IDA & IBRD total 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Number of maternal deaths (Trends) in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 607,000 | — |
| 1986 | 592,000 | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 589,000 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 568,000 | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 556,000 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 548,000 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 532,000 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 526,000 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 515,000 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 504,000 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 489,000 | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 480,000 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 469,000 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 472,000 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 446,000 | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 435,000 | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 426,000 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 413,000 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 400,000 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 389,000 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 380,000 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 374,000 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 368,000 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 366,000 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 361,000 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 354,000 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 346,000 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 338,000 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 331,000 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 324,000 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 317,000 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 307,000 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 295,000 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 283,000 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 273,000 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 269,000 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 301,000 | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 253,000 | -15.9% |
| 2023 | 244,000 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 582,400 | 556,000 | 607,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 498,100 | 446,000 | 548,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 391,200 | 361,000 | 435,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 316,800 | 273,000 | 354,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 266,750 | 244,000 | 301,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More health data for IDA & IBRD total
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, 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 10-14, female, per capita 0.0429 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0375 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in IDA & IBRD total?
- Number of maternal deaths in IDA & IBRD total was 244,000 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 607,000 in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 244,000 in 2023.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for number of maternal deaths?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths 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 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.