Number of maternal deaths in IDA only
IDA only: Number of maternal deaths was 105,000 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in IDA only, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
In 2023, number of maternal deaths in IDA only stood at 105,000. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in IDA only peaked at 228,000 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 105,000, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 221,800 | 218,000 | 228,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 207,100 | 183,000 | 220,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 161,000 | 153,000 | 177,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 135,000 | 117,000 | 151,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 112,000 | 105,000 | 122,000 | 4 |
More health data for IDA only
- Population ages 15-64, female 58.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 758.07 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 72.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 53.10 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 373.63 million (2025)
- Population, female 653.05 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 7.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 384.44 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 29.39 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in IDA only?
- Number of maternal deaths in IDA only was 105,000 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 228,000 in 1987.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 105,000 in 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA only 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.