Chile - Number of maternal deaths

Number of maternal deaths in Chile was 29.00 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 79.00 in 2001, while its lowest value was 29.00 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 79.00
2001 79.00
2002 69.00
2003 66.00
2004 66.00
2005 60.00
2006 60.00
2007 57.00
2008 53.00
2009 52.00
2010 51.00
2011 44.00
2012 41.00
2013 39.00
2014 35.00
2015 34.00
2016 31.00
2017 29.00

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health