Number of maternal deaths in Brunei
Brunei: Number of maternal deaths was 2 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Brunei, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of maternal deaths in Brunei is 2, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 66.7% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Brunei peaked at 6 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2006.
That places Brunei 157th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 1990s | 3.9 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.25 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
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More health data for Brunei
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 3,579 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 2,960 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 3,230 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 3,009 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 3,243 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 3,150 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 3,422 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 3,292 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 3,462 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 3,782 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Brunei?
- Number of maternal deaths in Brunei was 2 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2006.
- How does Brunei rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Brunei ranks 157th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.