Maternal mortality ratio in South Africa
The maternal mortality ratio in South Africa was 118 per 100,000 live births in 2023.
South Africa, 2023
118
Change from 2022
−11per 100,000 live births
World, 2023
197 per 100,000 live births
Median of G20 countries, 2023
12 per 100,000 live births
Position in 2023
60th of 194
Maternal mortality ratio in South Africa 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 | South Africa | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 118 per 100,000 live births | 197 per 100,000 live births |
| 2022 | 129 per 100,000 live births | 203 per 100,000 live births |
| 2021 | 191 per 100,000 live births | 242 per 100,000 live births |
| 2020 | 118 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2019 | 119 per 100,000 live births | 207 per 100,000 live births |
| 2018 | 128 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2017 | 134 per 100,000 live births | 215 per 100,000 live births |
| 2016 | 141 per 100,000 live births | 220 per 100,000 live births |
| 2015 | 150 per 100,000 live births | 228 per 100,000 live births |
| 2014 | 162 per 100,000 live births | 231 per 100,000 live births |
| 2013 | 180 per 100,000 live births | 235 per 100,000 live births |
| 2012 | 194 per 100,000 live births | 239 per 100,000 live births |
| 2011 | 202 per 100,000 live births | 247 per 100,000 live births |
| 2010 | 226 per 100,000 live births | 253 per 100,000 live births |
| 2009 | 241 per 100,000 live births | 258 per 100,000 live births |
| 2008 | 272 per 100,000 live births | 264 per 100,000 live births |
| 2007 | 272 per 100,000 live births | 269 per 100,000 live births |
| 2006 | 283 per 100,000 live births | 276 per 100,000 live births |
| 2005 | 279 per 100,000 live births | 283 per 100,000 live births |
| 2004 | 259 per 100,000 live births | 291 per 100,000 live births |
| 2003 | 245 per 100,000 live births | 301 per 100,000 live births |
| 2002 | 225 per 100,000 live births | 311 per 100,000 live births |
| 2001 | 192 per 100,000 live births | 321 per 100,000 live births |
| 2000 | 175 per 100,000 live births | 328 per 100,000 live births |
| 1999 | 151 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 −11 from 129 per 100,000 live births in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 180 per 100,000 live births, the figure has changed by −62.
- Among the 194 countries with data for 2023, South Africa has the 60th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 197 per 100,000 live births.
More for South Africa
All statistics for South Africa
Under-five mortality rate
35.1 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
66.1 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
15.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
56.2 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
74
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
7.40 litres
2024 · WHO