Arab World - Number of maternal deaths

Number of maternal deaths in Arab World was 16,000 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 20,000 in 2003, while its lowest value was 16,000 in 2013.

Definition: A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.

Source: WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and the United Nations Population Division. Trends in Maternal Mortality: 2000 to 2017. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2019

See also:

Year Value
2000 20,000
2001 20,000
2002 19,000
2003 20,000
2004 19,000
2005 19,000
2006 19,000
2007 18,000
2008 18,000
2009 17,000
2010 17,000
2011 17,000
2012 17,000
2013 16,000
2014 16,000
2015 16,000
2016 16,000
2017 16,000

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health