Maternal mortality ratio in World
The maternal mortality ratio in the world was 197 per 100,000 live births in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1985.
World is a group: All economies covered by the World Bank. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
World, 2023
197
Change from 2022
−6per 100,000 live births
European Union, 2023
5 per 100,000 live births
Maternal mortality ratio in World 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 | World | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 197 per 100,000 live births | 5 per 100,000 live births |
| 2022 | 203 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2021 | 242 per 100,000 live births | 8 per 100,000 live births |
| 2020 | 211 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2019 | 207 per 100,000 live births | 6 per 100,000 live births |
| 2018 | 211 per 100,000 live births | 6 per 100,000 live births |
| 2017 | 215 per 100,000 live births | 6 per 100,000 live births |
| 2016 | 220 per 100,000 live births | 6 per 100,000 live births |
| 2015 | 228 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2014 | 231 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2013 | 235 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2012 | 239 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2011 | 247 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2010 | 253 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2009 | 258 per 100,000 live births | 8 per 100,000 live births |
| 2008 | 264 per 100,000 live births | 8 per 100,000 live births |
| 2007 | 269 per 100,000 live births | 8 per 100,000 live births |
| 2006 | 276 per 100,000 live births | 8 per 100,000 live births |
| 2005 | 283 per 100,000 live births | 8 per 100,000 live births |
| 2004 | 291 per 100,000 live births | 9 per 100,000 live births |
| 2003 | 301 per 100,000 live births | 9 per 100,000 live births |
| 2002 | 311 per 100,000 live births | 9 per 100,000 live births |
| 2001 | 321 per 100,000 live births | 10 per 100,000 live births |
| 2000 | 328 per 100,000 live births | 11 per 100,000 live births |
| 1999 | 340 per 100,000 live births | 11 per 100,000 live births |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −6 from 203 per 100,000 live births in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 235 per 100,000 live births, the figure has changed by −38.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 5 per 100,000 live births.
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All statistics for World
Under-five mortality rate
37.4 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
73.5 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, women
76.0 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
71.1 years
2024 · World Bank
Health spending share of GDP
10.1%
2023 · World Bank
Infant mortality rate
27.7 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank