Maternal mortality ratio in United States
The maternal mortality ratio in United States was 17 per 100,000 live births in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2015.
United States, 2023
17
Change from 2022
−3per 100,000 live births
World, 2023
197 per 100,000 live births
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
5 per 100,000 live births
Position in 2023
130th of 194
Maternal mortality ratio in United States over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
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 | United States | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 per 100,000 live births | 197 per 100,000 live births |
| 2022 | 20 per 100,000 live births | 203 per 100,000 live births |
| 2021 | 31 per 100,000 live births | 242 per 100,000 live births |
| 2020 | 22 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2019 | 18 per 100,000 live births | 207 per 100,000 live births |
| 2018 | 18 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2017 | 18 per 100,000 live births | 215 per 100,000 live births |
| 2016 | 18 per 100,000 live births | 220 per 100,000 live births |
| 2015 | 17 per 100,000 live births | 228 per 100,000 live births |
| 2014 | 17 per 100,000 live births | 231 per 100,000 live births |
| 2013 | 16 per 100,000 live births | 235 per 100,000 live births |
| 2012 | 16 per 100,000 live births | 239 per 100,000 live births |
| 2011 | 15 per 100,000 live births | 247 per 100,000 live births |
| 2010 | 15 per 100,000 live births | 253 per 100,000 live births |
| 2009 | 15 per 100,000 live births | 258 per 100,000 live births |
| 2008 | 14 per 100,000 live births | 264 per 100,000 live births |
| 2007 | 13 per 100,000 live births | 269 per 100,000 live births |
| 2006 | 13 per 100,000 live births | 276 per 100,000 live births |
| 2005 | 13 per 100,000 live births | 283 per 100,000 live births |
| 2004 | 13 per 100,000 live births | 291 per 100,000 live births |
| 2003 | 13 per 100,000 live births | 301 per 100,000 live births |
| 2002 | 13 per 100,000 live births | 311 per 100,000 live births |
| 2001 | 13 per 100,000 live births | 321 per 100,000 live births |
| 2000 | 12 per 100,000 live births | 328 per 100,000 live births |
| 1999 | 12 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 −3 from 20 per 100,000 live births in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 16 per 100,000 live births, the figure has changed by +1.
- Among the 194 countries with data for 2023, United States has the 130th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 197 per 100,000 live births.
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Under-five mortality rate
6.5 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
79.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
20.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
64.6 years
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UHC service coverage
88
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
8.90 litres
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