Number of maternal deaths (Trends) in Indonesia
Indonesia: Number of maternal deaths (Trends) was 6,300 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Indonesia, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
In 2023, number of maternal deaths in Indonesia stood at 6,300. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Indonesia peaked at 23,000 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 6,300, in 2023.
Indonesia ranks 8th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 23,000 | — |
| 1986 | 22,000 | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 21,000 | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 21,000 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 19,000 | -9.5% |
| 1990 | 19,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 18,000 | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 17,000 | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 15,000 | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 16,000 | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 15,000 | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 14,000 | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 13,000 | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12,000 | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11,000 | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 10,000 | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 9,800 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 9,200 | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 8,700 | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 8,100 | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 7,800 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 7,400 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 8,500 | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 10,000 | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 6,700 | -33.0% |
| 2023 | 6,300 | -6.0% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 6,300 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36, 175.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 6,300 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16, 393.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of maternal deaths (Trends) in Indonesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -33.0% | 10,000 | 6,700 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21,200 | 19,000 | 23,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 16,300 | 15,000 | 19,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,100 | 12,000 | 15,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,600 | 7,400 | 12,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,875 | 6,300 | 10,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More health data for Indonesia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4924 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 16,463 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 50 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5792 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5519 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0397 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Indonesia?
- Number of maternal deaths in Indonesia was 6,300 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 23,000 in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,300 in 2023.
- How does Indonesia rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Indonesia ranks 8th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.