Number of maternal deaths in Nauru
Nauru: Number of maternal deaths was 1 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Number of maternal deaths in Nauru, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
In 2023, number of maternal deaths in Nauru stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Nauru peaked at 1 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1985.
Nauru ranks 169th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
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- 169 Seychelles 1 compare
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- 169 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 compare
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- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 141 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 143 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 137 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 149 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 141 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 157 (2025)
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- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 159 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Nauru?
- Number of maternal deaths in Nauru was 1 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1985.
- How does Nauru rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Nauru ranks 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nauru 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.