Number of maternal deaths in Myanmar
Myanmar: Number of maternal deaths was 1,700 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Myanmar, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 1,700 for number of maternal deaths in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Myanmar peaked at 7,800 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1,700, in 2023.
Myanmar ranks 28th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 7,020 | 6,500 | 7,800 | 5 |
| 1990s | 5,210 | 4,100 | 6,400 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,250 | 2,600 | 3,900 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,130 | 1,800 | 2,500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,850 | 1,700 | 2,100 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More health data for Myanmar
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 461,090 (2025)
- Population, male 49.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 18.77 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 13.21 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 433,375 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 457,876 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 435,647 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 459,896 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 437,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 449,224 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Myanmar?
- Number of maternal deaths in Myanmar was 1,700 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 7,800 in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,700 in 2023.
- How does Myanmar rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Myanmar ranks 28th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.