Number of maternal deaths in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Number of maternal deaths was 244,000 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Low & middle income, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
In 2023, number of maternal deaths in Low & middle income stood at 244,000. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Low & middle income peaked at 604,000 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 244,000, in 2023.
That places Low & middle income 2nd 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 604,000 | — |
| 1986 | 589,000 | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 587,000 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 566,000 | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 554,000 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 546,000 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 531,000 | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 525,000 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 514,000 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 503,000 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 488,000 | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 480,000 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 469,000 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 471,000 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 445,000 | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 435,000 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 425,000 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 412,000 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 399,000 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 389,000 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 379,000 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 373,000 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 368,000 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 365,000 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 360,000 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 354,000 | -1.7% |
| 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 | 580,000 | 554,000 | 604,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 497,200 | 445,000 | 546,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 390,500 | 360,000 | 435,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 316,800 | 273,000 | 354,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 266,750 | 244,000 | 301,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.2398 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1352 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1277 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0084 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.3789 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Low & middle income?
- Number of maternal deaths in Low & middle income 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 604,000 in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 244,000 in 2023.
- How does Low & middle income rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Low & middle income ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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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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.