Number of maternal deaths (Trends) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Number of maternal deaths (Trends) was 17,000 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Upper middle income, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of maternal deaths in Upper middle income is 17,000, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.0% on the previous year and down 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Upper middle income peaked at 85,000 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 17,000, in 2023.
That places Upper middle income 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 (Trends) in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 85,000 | — |
| 1986 | 82,000 | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 80,000 | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 76,000 | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 72,000 | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 71,000 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 61,000 | -14.1% |
| 1992 | 56,000 | -8.2% |
| 1993 | 52,000 | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 50,000 | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 48,000 | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 46,000 | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 44,000 | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 41,000 | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 40,000 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 39,000 | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 37,000 | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 35,000 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 34,000 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 35,000 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 34,000 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 34,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 33,000 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 33,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 32,000 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 31,000 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 30,000 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 30,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 28,000 | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 27,000 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 25,000 | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 24,000 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 23,000 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 21,000 | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 20,000 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 22,000 | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 29,000 | +31.8% |
| 2022 | 20,000 | -31.0% |
| 2023 | 17,000 | -15.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of maternal deaths (Trends) in Upper middle income 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 | +31.8% | 22,000 | 29,000 |
| 2022 | -31.0% | 29,000 | 20,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 79,000 | 72,000 | 85,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 50,900 | 40,000 | 71,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 34,600 | 32,000 | 39,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,900 | 20,000 | 31,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,000 | 17,000 | 29,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More health data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0413 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0394 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Upper middle income?
- Number of maternal deaths in Upper middle income was 17,000 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 85,000 in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,000 in 2023.
- How does Upper middle income rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Upper middle income ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper 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.