Ethiopia - Number of maternal deaths

Number of maternal deaths in Ethiopia was 14,000 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 30,000 in 2000, while its lowest value was 14,000 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 30,000
2001 29,000
2002 29,000
2003 29,000
2004 28,000
2005 26,000
2006 24,000
2007 22,000
2008 21,000
2009 20,000
2010 19,000
2011 18,000
2012 17,000
2013 16,000
2014 16,000
2015 15,000
2016 15,000
2017 14,000

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health