Maternal mortality ratio in South Asia
The maternal mortality ratio in South Asia was 120 per 100,000 live births in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1985.
South Asia is a group: World Bank region. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
South Asia, 2023
120
Change from 2022
−10per 100,000 live births
World, 2023
197 per 100,000 live births
Maternal mortality ratio in South Asia 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 Asia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 120 per 100,000 live births | 197 per 100,000 live births |
| 2022 | 130 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 | 145 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2019 | 142 per 100,000 live births | 207 per 100,000 live births |
| 2018 | 148 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2017 | 155 per 100,000 live births | 215 per 100,000 live births |
| 2016 | 163 per 100,000 live births | 220 per 100,000 live births |
| 2015 | 173 per 100,000 live births | 228 per 100,000 live births |
| 2014 | 182 per 100,000 live births | 231 per 100,000 live births |
| 2013 | 192 per 100,000 live births | 235 per 100,000 live births |
| 2012 | 203 per 100,000 live births | 239 per 100,000 live births |
| 2011 | 215 per 100,000 live births | 247 per 100,000 live births |
| 2010 | 229 per 100,000 live births | 253 per 100,000 live births |
| 2009 | 243 per 100,000 live births | 258 per 100,000 live births |
| 2008 | 259 per 100,000 live births | 264 per 100,000 live births |
| 2007 | 278 per 100,000 live births | 269 per 100,000 live births |
| 2006 | 296 per 100,000 live births | 276 per 100,000 live births |
| 2005 | 318 per 100,000 live births | 283 per 100,000 live births |
| 2004 | 338 per 100,000 live births | 291 per 100,000 live births |
| 2003 | 357 per 100,000 live births | 301 per 100,000 live births |
| 2002 | 376 per 100,000 live births | 311 per 100,000 live births |
| 2001 | 396 per 100,000 live births | 321 per 100,000 live births |
| 2000 | 415 per 100,000 live births | 328 per 100,000 live births |
| 1999 | 432 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 130 per 100,000 live births in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 192 per 100,000 live births, the figure has changed by −72.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 197 per 100,000 live births.
More for South Asia
All statistics for South Asia
Under-five mortality rate
26.8 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
72.6 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, women
74.2 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
71.0 years
2024 · World Bank
Health spending share of GDP
3.3%
2023 · World Bank
Infant mortality rate
23.2 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank