Middle income - Number of maternal deaths

Number of maternal deaths in Middle income was 193,000 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 308,000 in 2000, while its lowest value was 193,000 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 308,000
2001 302,000
2002 294,000
2003 287,000
2004 279,000
2005 269,000
2006 259,000
2007 250,000
2008 243,000
2009 235,000
2010 228,000
2011 221,000
2012 215,000
2013 210,000
2014 205,000
2015 201,000
2016 196,000
2017 193,000

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health