Australia - Number of maternal deaths

Number of maternal deaths in Australia was 20.00 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 21.00 in 2016, while its lowest value was 14.00 in 2002.

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 17.00
2001 15.00
2002 14.00
2003 14.00
2004 14.00
2005 14.00
2006 14.00
2007 15.00
2008 15.00
2009 16.00
2010 16.00
2011 18.00
2012 18.00
2013 19.00
2014 20.00
2015 20.00
2016 21.00
2017 20.00

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health