Number of maternal deaths (Trends) in IDA blend
IDA blend: Number of maternal deaths (Trends) was 97,000 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of maternal deaths in IDA blend, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
In 2023, number of maternal deaths in IDA blend stood at 97,000.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in IDA blend peaked at 115,000 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 93,000, in 1988.
That places IDA blend 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Number of maternal deaths (Trends) in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 94,000 | — |
| 1986 | 94,000 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 94,000 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 93,000 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 93,000 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 93,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 94,000 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 94,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 94,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 95,000 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 97,000 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 98,000 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 99,000 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 100,000 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 101,000 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 101,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100,000 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 99,000 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 100,000 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 101,000 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 103,000 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 106,000 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 109,000 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 111,000 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 113,000 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 114,000 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 115,000 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 115,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 115,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 113,000 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 110,000 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 107,000 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 104,000 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 102,000 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 104,000 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 98,000 | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 97,000 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 93,600 | 93,000 | 94,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 96,400 | 93,000 | 100,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 102,000 | 99,000 | 109,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 111,700 | 104,000 | 115,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100,250 | 97,000 | 104,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More health data for IDA blend
- Population ages 0-14, female 128.45 million (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2892 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3789 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4955 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1926 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in IDA blend?
- Number of maternal deaths in IDA blend was 97,000 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 115,000 in 2013.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 93,000 in 1988.
- How does IDA blend rank for number of maternal deaths?
- IDA blend ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.