Number of maternal deaths in Other small states
Other small states: Number of maternal deaths was 200 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of maternal deaths in Other small states, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
In 2023, number of maternal deaths in Other small states stood at 200. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 13.0% on the previous year and down 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Other small states peaked at 1,400 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 200, in 2023.
Other small states ranks 42nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of maternal deaths in Other small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1,400 | — |
| 1986 | 1,400 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,300 | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 1,300 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,300 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,200 | -7.7% |
| 1991 | 1,200 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,300 | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 1,200 | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 1,100 | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,000 | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 980 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 940 | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 1,000 | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 660 | -34.0% |
| 2001 | 620 | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 620 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 640 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 640 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 630 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 600 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 620 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 640 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 650 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 590 | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 570 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 500 | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 440 | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 380 | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 340 | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 300 | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 270 | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 250 | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 230 | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 250 | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 300 | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 230 | -23.3% |
| 2023 | 200 | -13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,340 | 1,300 | 1,400 | 5 |
| 1990s | 1,102 | 940 | 1,300 | 10 |
| 2000s | 632 | 600 | 660 | 10 |
| 2010s | 387 | 230 | 590 | 10 |
| 2020s | 245 | 200 | 300 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More health data for Other small states
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.9191 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.5324 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1137 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.4874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1183 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.5098 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2319 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Other small states?
- Number of maternal deaths in Other small states was 200 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 1,400 in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 in 2023.
- How does Other small states rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Other small states ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Other small states 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.