Costa Rica - Number of maternal deaths

Number of maternal deaths in Costa Rica was 19.00 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 30.00 in 2000, while its lowest value was 19.00 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 30.00
2001 28.00
2002 28.00
2003 27.00
2004 26.00
2005 24.00
2006 25.00
2007 21.00
2008 21.00
2009 21.00
2010 23.00
2011 22.00
2012 21.00
2013 21.00
2014 21.00
2015 20.00
2016 20.00
2017 19.00

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health