Lower middle income - Number of maternal deaths

Number of maternal deaths in Lower middle income was 179,000 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 285,000 in 2000, while its lowest value was 179,000 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 285,000
2001 279,000
2002 273,000
2003 266,000
2004 258,000
2005 248,000
2006 239,000
2007 230,000
2008 224,000
2009 217,000
2010 211,000
2011 204,000
2012 199,000
2013 194,000
2014 190,000
2015 186,000
2016 181,000
2017 179,000

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health