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Maternal mortality — Countries

Maternal mortality · per 100,000 live births. WDI observations are shown without interpolation by MetaphAI; reference years and coverage can differ across countries.

What it measures

Maternal mortality · per 100,000 live births. WDI observations are shown without interpolation by MetaphAI; reference years and coverage can differ across countries.

How to interpret it

WDI observations are shown without interpolation by MetaphAI; reference years and coverage can differ across countries.

Key figures

Spain3 per 100,000 live births6th in 2023
Highest value993 per 100,000 live birthsNigeria
Lowest value1 per 100,000 live birthsBelarus
Median47 per 100,000 live births194 countries and territories with data
Change in Spain−25.0%2013–2023

Source

World Bank — World Development Indicators

Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: https://www.who.int/news/item/23-02-2023-a-woman-dies-every-two-minutes-due-to-pregnancy-or-childbirth--un-agencies; UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), note: Trends in Maternal Mortality; UN Population Fund (UNFPA), note: Trends in Maternal Mortality; World Bank Group (WBG), note: Trends in Maternal Mortality

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Maternal mortality — Countries

Maternal mortality · per 100,000 live births. WDI observations are shown without interpolation by MetaphAI; reference years and coverage can differ across countries.

International ranking

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Maternal mortality over time

WDI observations are shown without interpolation by MetaphAI; reference years and coverage can differ across countries.

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