Number of maternal deaths in IDA total
IDA total: Number of maternal deaths was 202,000 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in IDA total, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
In 2023, number of maternal deaths in IDA total stood at 202,000. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in IDA total peaked at 322,000 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 202,000, in 2023.
That places IDA total 4th out of 45 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 in IDA total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 318,000 | — |
| 1986 | 313,000 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 322,000 | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 313,000 | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 311,000 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 311,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 311,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 314,000 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 312,000 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 308,000 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 299,000 | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 298,000 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 294,000 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 303,000 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 283,000 | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 277,000 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 273,000 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 268,000 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 262,000 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 257,000 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 256,000 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 256,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 258,000 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 261,000 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 262,000 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 262,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 260,000 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 257,000 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 255,000 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 254,000 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 251,000 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 244,000 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 237,000 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 227,000 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 221,000 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 215,000 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 226,000 | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 205,000 | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 202,000 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 315,400 | 311,000 | 322,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 303,300 | 283,000 | 314,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 263,000 | 256,000 | 277,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 246,800 | 221,000 | 262,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 212,000 | 202,000 | 226,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More health data for IDA total
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5007 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male 992.02 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 64.4% (2025)
- Population, female 50.1% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4993 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in IDA total?
- Number of maternal deaths in IDA total was 202,000 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 322,000 in 1987.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 202,000 in 2023.
- How does IDA total rank for number of maternal deaths?
- IDA total ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA 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.