Central African Republic - Number of maternal deaths

Number of maternal deaths in Central African Republic was 1,400 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 2,000 in 2005, while its lowest value was 1,400 in 2017.

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 1,900
2001 2,000
2002 2,000
2003 2,000
2004 2,000
2005 2,000
2006 1,900
2007 1,900
2008 1,800
2009 1,800
2010 1,700
2011 1,700
2012 1,600
2013 1,700
2014 1,600
2015 1,500
2016 1,500
2017 1,400

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health