Maternal mortality ratio in Eritrea
The maternal mortality ratio in Eritrea was 291 per 100,000 live births in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1985.
Eritrea, 2023
291
Change from 2022
−10per 100,000 live births
World, 2023
197 per 100,000 live births
Position in 2023
24th of 194
Maternal mortality ratio in Eritrea 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 | Eritrea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 291 per 100,000 live births | 197 per 100,000 live births |
| 2022 | 301 per 100,000 live births | 203 per 100,000 live births |
| 2021 | 338 per 100,000 live births | 242 per 100,000 live births |
| 2020 | 334 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2019 | 351 per 100,000 live births | 207 per 100,000 live births |
| 2018 | 363 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2017 | 379 per 100,000 live births | 215 per 100,000 live births |
| 2016 | 395 per 100,000 live births | 220 per 100,000 live births |
| 2015 | 413 per 100,000 live births | 228 per 100,000 live births |
| 2014 | 430 per 100,000 live births | 231 per 100,000 live births |
| 2013 | 443 per 100,000 live births | 235 per 100,000 live births |
| 2012 | 458 per 100,000 live births | 239 per 100,000 live births |
| 2011 | 478 per 100,000 live births | 247 per 100,000 live births |
| 2010 | 498 per 100,000 live births | 253 per 100,000 live births |
| 2009 | 515 per 100,000 live births | 258 per 100,000 live births |
| 2008 | 530 per 100,000 live births | 264 per 100,000 live births |
| 2007 | 541 per 100,000 live births | 269 per 100,000 live births |
| 2006 | 555 per 100,000 live births | 276 per 100,000 live births |
| 2005 | 567 per 100,000 live births | 283 per 100,000 live births |
| 2004 | 588 per 100,000 live births | 291 per 100,000 live births |
| 2003 | 588 per 100,000 live births | 301 per 100,000 live births |
| 2002 | 636 per 100,000 live births | 311 per 100,000 live births |
| 2001 | 651 per 100,000 live births | 321 per 100,000 live births |
| 2000 | 741 per 100,000 live births | 328 per 100,000 live births |
| 1999 | 734 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 −10 from 301 per 100,000 live births in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 443 per 100,000 live births, the figure has changed by −152.
- Among the 194 countries with data for 2023, Eritrea has the 24th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 197 per 100,000 live births.
More for Eritrea
All statistics for Eritrea
Under-five mortality rate
34.3 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
68.6 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
14.8 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
56.4 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
40
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
0.96 litres
2024 · WHO