South Africa - Maternal mortality
Number of maternal deaths
Number of maternal deaths in South Africa was 1,400 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 2,300 in 2007, while its lowest value was 1,400 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 | 1,600 |
| 2001 | 1,700 |
| 2002 | 1,900 |
| 2003 | 2,000 |
| 2004 | 2,100 |
| 2005 | 2,200 |
| 2006 | 2,300 |
| 2007 | 2,300 |
| 2008 | 2,200 |
| 2009 | 2,100 |
| 2010 | 2,000 |
| 2011 | 1,900 |
| 2012 | 1,700 |
| 2013 | 1,600 |
| 2014 | 1,500 |
| 2015 | 1,500 |
| 2016 | 1,500 |
| 2017 | 1,400 |
Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country)
The value for Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) in South Africa was 330.00 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 17 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 330.00 in 2017 and a minimum value of 200.00 in 2004.
Definition: Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.
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 | 230.00 |
| 2001 | 220.00 |
| 2002 | 220.00 |
| 2003 | 210.00 |
| 2004 | 200.00 |
| 2005 | 200.00 |
| 2006 | 200.00 |
| 2007 | 200.00 |
| 2008 | 200.00 |
| 2009 | 210.00 |
| 2010 | 220.00 |
| 2011 | 240.00 |
| 2012 | 260.00 |
| 2013 | 280.00 |
| 2014 | 300.00 |
| 2015 | 310.00 |
| 2016 | 320.00 |
| 2017 | 330.00 |
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%)
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) in South Africa was 0.301 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 0.506 in 2006, while its lowest value was 0.301 in 2017.
Definition: Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.
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 | 0.435 |
| 2001 | 0.446 |
| 2002 | 0.459 |
| 2003 | 0.474 |
| 2004 | 0.491 |
| 2005 | 0.503 |
| 2006 | 0.506 |
| 2007 | 0.506 |
| 2008 | 0.491 |
| 2009 | 0.467 |
| 2010 | 0.449 |
| 2011 | 0.424 |
| 2012 | 0.381 |
| 2013 | 0.355 |
| 2014 | 0.339 |
| 2015 | 0.326 |
| 2016 | 0.313 |
| 2017 | 0.301 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Reproductive health
