Maternal mortality ratio in South Sudan
The maternal mortality ratio in South Sudan was 692 per 100,000 live births in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1985.
South Sudan, 2023
692
Change from 2022
−12per 100,000 live births
World, 2023
197 per 100,000 live births
Position in 2023
4th of 194
Maternal mortality ratio in South Sudan 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 Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 692 per 100,000 live births | 197 per 100,000 live births |
| 2022 | 704 per 100,000 live births | 203 per 100,000 live births |
| 2021 | 749 per 100,000 live births | 242 per 100,000 live births |
| 2020 | 729 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2019 | 745 per 100,000 live births | 207 per 100,000 live births |
| 2018 | 913 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2017 | 1,662 per 100,000 live births | 215 per 100,000 live births |
| 2016 | 1,629 per 100,000 live births | 220 per 100,000 live births |
| 2015 | 1,436 per 100,000 live births | 228 per 100,000 live births |
| 2014 | 1,216 per 100,000 live births | 231 per 100,000 live births |
| 2013 | 771 per 100,000 live births | 235 per 100,000 live births |
| 2012 | 755 per 100,000 live births | 239 per 100,000 live births |
| 2011 | 770 per 100,000 live births | 247 per 100,000 live births |
| 2010 | 776 per 100,000 live births | 253 per 100,000 live births |
| 2009 | 823 per 100,000 live births | 258 per 100,000 live births |
| 2008 | 858 per 100,000 live births | 264 per 100,000 live births |
| 2007 | 933 per 100,000 live births | 269 per 100,000 live births |
| 2006 | 1,005 per 100,000 live births | 276 per 100,000 live births |
| 2005 | 1,074 per 100,000 live births | 283 per 100,000 live births |
| 2004 | 1,150 per 100,000 live births | 291 per 100,000 live births |
| 2003 | 1,199 per 100,000 live births | 301 per 100,000 live births |
| 2002 | 1,521 per 100,000 live births | 311 per 100,000 live births |
| 2001 | 1,580 per 100,000 live births | 321 per 100,000 live births |
| 2000 | 1,658 per 100,000 live births | 328 per 100,000 live births |
| 1999 | 2,048 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 −12 from 704 per 100,000 live births in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 771 per 100,000 live births, the figure has changed by −79.
- Among the 194 countries with data for 2023, South Sudan has the 4th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 197 per 100,000 live births.
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
57.6 years
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Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
13.0 years
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Healthy life expectancy
52.7 years
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UHC service coverage
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Adult obesity
8.9%
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