Senegal - Number of maternal deaths

Number of maternal deaths in Senegal was 1,700 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 2,300 in 2008, while its lowest value was 1,700 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 2,100
2001 2,100
2002 2,200
2003 2,200
2004 2,200
2005 2,200
2006 2,300
2007 2,300
2008 2,300
2009 2,200
2010 2,200
2011 2,100
2012 2,000
2013 2,000
2014 1,900
2015 1,800
2016 1,800
2017 1,700

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health