Number of maternal deaths in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Number of maternal deaths was 151,000 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Lower middle income, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of maternal deaths in Lower middle income is 151,000, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Lower middle income peaked at 393,000 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 151,000, in 2023.
That places Lower middle income 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Number of maternal deaths in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 393,000 | — |
| 1986 | 381,000 | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 370,000 | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 359,000 | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 351,000 | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 342,000 | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 338,000 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 328,000 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 321,000 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 315,000 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 309,000 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 302,000 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 296,000 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 290,000 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 283,000 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 276,000 | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 271,000 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 261,000 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 251,000 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 242,000 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 233,000 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 227,000 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 222,000 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 221,000 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 218,000 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 213,000 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 209,000 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 204,000 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 201,000 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 196,000 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 192,000 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 186,000 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 178,000 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 172,000 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 165,000 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 160,000 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 184,000 | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 152,000 | -17.4% |
| 2023 | 151,000 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 370,800 | 351,000 | 393,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 312,400 | 283,000 | 342,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 242,200 | 218,000 | 276,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 191,600 | 165,000 | 213,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 161,750 | 151,000 | 184,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 7 Tanzania, United Republic of 6,500 compare
- 8 Indonesia 6,300 compare
- 9 Chad 6,100 compare
- 10 Madagascar 4,500 compare
- 11 Somalia 4,400 compare
- 12 Sudan 4,300 compare
- 13 Bangladesh 4,000 compare
More health data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1516 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3166 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.295 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.0357 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1434 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.1036 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Lower middle income?
- Number of maternal deaths in Lower middle income was 151,000 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 393,000 in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 151,000 in 2023.
- How does Lower middle income rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Lower middle income ranks 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower 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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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.