Maternal mortality ratio in Australia
The maternal mortality ratio in Australia was 2 per 100,000 live births in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1985.
Australia, 2023
2
Change from 2022
−2per 100,000 live births
World, 2023
197 per 100,000 live births
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
5 per 100,000 live births
Position in 2023
191st of 194
Maternal mortality ratio in Australia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Australia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 per 100,000 live births | 197 per 100,000 live births |
| 2022 | 4 per 100,000 live births | 203 per 100,000 live births |
| 2021 | 4 per 100,000 live births | 242 per 100,000 live births |
| 2020 | 5 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2019 | 5 per 100,000 live births | 207 per 100,000 live births |
| 2018 | 5 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2017 | 6 per 100,000 live births | 215 per 100,000 live births |
| 2016 | 6 per 100,000 live births | 220 per 100,000 live births |
| 2015 | 6 per 100,000 live births | 228 per 100,000 live births |
| 2014 | 6 per 100,000 live births | 231 per 100,000 live births |
| 2013 | 6 per 100,000 live births | 235 per 100,000 live births |
| 2012 | 6 per 100,000 live births | 239 per 100,000 live births |
| 2011 | 6 per 100,000 live births | 247 per 100,000 live births |
| 2010 | 5 per 100,000 live births | 253 per 100,000 live births |
| 2009 | 5 per 100,000 live births | 258 per 100,000 live births |
| 2008 | 5 per 100,000 live births | 264 per 100,000 live births |
| 2007 | 5 per 100,000 live births | 269 per 100,000 live births |
| 2006 | 5 per 100,000 live births | 276 per 100,000 live births |
| 2005 | 5 per 100,000 live births | 283 per 100,000 live births |
| 2004 | 5 per 100,000 live births | 291 per 100,000 live births |
| 2003 | 5 per 100,000 live births | 301 per 100,000 live births |
| 2002 | 6 per 100,000 live births | 311 per 100,000 live births |
| 2001 | 6 per 100,000 live births | 321 per 100,000 live births |
| 2000 | 7 per 100,000 live births | 328 per 100,000 live births |
| 1999 | 7 per 100,000 live births | 340 per 100,000 live births |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2 from 4 per 100,000 live births in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 6 per 100,000 live births, the figure has changed by −4.
- Among the 194 countries with data for 2023, Australia has the 191st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 197 per 100,000 live births.
More for Australia
All statistics for Australia
Under-five mortality rate
3.6 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
83.9 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
21.7 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
69.5 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
89
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
9.58 litres
2024 · WHO