Maternal mortality ratio in Bangladesh
The maternal mortality ratio in Bangladesh was 115 per 100,000 live births in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1985.
Bangladesh, 2023
115
Change from 2022
−16per 100,000 live births
World, 2023
197 per 100,000 live births
Position in 2023
63rd of 194
Maternal mortality ratio in Bangladesh over time
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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 | Bangladesh | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 115 per 100,000 live births | 197 per 100,000 live births |
| 2022 | 131 per 100,000 live births | 203 per 100,000 live births |
| 2021 | 194 per 100,000 live births | 242 per 100,000 live births |
| 2020 | 152 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2019 | 157 per 100,000 live births | 207 per 100,000 live births |
| 2018 | 168 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2017 | 179 per 100,000 live births | 215 per 100,000 live births |
| 2016 | 191 per 100,000 live births | 220 per 100,000 live births |
| 2015 | 204 per 100,000 live births | 228 per 100,000 live births |
| 2014 | 217 per 100,000 live births | 231 per 100,000 live births |
| 2013 | 230 per 100,000 live births | 235 per 100,000 live births |
| 2012 | 244 per 100,000 live births | 239 per 100,000 live births |
| 2011 | 258 per 100,000 live births | 247 per 100,000 live births |
| 2010 | 275 per 100,000 live births | 253 per 100,000 live births |
| 2009 | 293 per 100,000 live births | 258 per 100,000 live births |
| 2008 | 310 per 100,000 live births | 264 per 100,000 live births |
| 2007 | 334 per 100,000 live births | 269 per 100,000 live births |
| 2006 | 352 per 100,000 live births | 276 per 100,000 live births |
| 2005 | 378 per 100,000 live births | 283 per 100,000 live births |
| 2004 | 406 per 100,000 live births | 291 per 100,000 live births |
| 2003 | 436 per 100,000 live births | 301 per 100,000 live births |
| 2002 | 465 per 100,000 live births | 311 per 100,000 live births |
| 2001 | 495 per 100,000 live births | 321 per 100,000 live births |
| 2000 | 523 per 100,000 live births | 328 per 100,000 live births |
| 1999 | 554 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 −16 from 131 per 100,000 live births in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 230 per 100,000 live births, the figure has changed by −115.
- Among the 194 countries with data for 2023, Bangladesh has the 63rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 197 per 100,000 live births.
More for Bangladesh
All statistics for Bangladesh
Under-five mortality rate
30.5 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
74.7 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
17.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
62.4 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
54
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
0.00 litres
2024 · WHO