Number of maternal deaths in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Number of maternal deaths was 6,900 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 6,900 for number of maternal deaths in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.9% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 21,000 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 6,900, in 2023.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 21,000 | — |
| 1986 | 20,000 | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 19,000 | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 19,000 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 18,000 | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 17,000 | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 17,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 16,000 | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 15,000 | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14,000 | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 13,000 | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12,000 | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 11,000 | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 10,000 | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9,700 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 9,500 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 9,600 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 9,300 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 9,200 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 9,000 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 8,900 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 8,800 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 8,500 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 8,200 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 7,900 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 7,800 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 7,800 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7,600 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 7,600 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7,600 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7,600 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7,400 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 8,800 | +18.9% |
| 2021 | 13,000 | +47.7% |
| 2022 | 8,400 | -35.4% |
| 2023 | 6,900 | -17.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of maternal deaths in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +47.7% | 8,800 | 13,000 |
| 2022 | -35.4% | 13,000 | 8,400 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19,400 | 18,000 | 21,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 14,300 | 11,000 | 17,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,400 | 8,800 | 10,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,800 | 7,400 | 8,500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,275 | 6,900 | 13,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More health data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0311 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate -0.308 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Number of maternal deaths in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 6,900 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 21,000 in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,900 in 2023.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.