High income - Number of maternal deaths

Number of maternal deaths in High income was 1,300 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 1,400 in 2016, while its lowest value was 1,300 in 2012.

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 1,400
2001 1,400
2002 1,400
2003 1,400
2004 1,400
2005 1,400
2006 1,400
2007 1,400
2008 1,400
2009 1,400
2010 1,400
2011 1,400
2012 1,300
2013 1,300
2014 1,300
2015 1,300
2016 1,400
2017 1,300

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health