Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - Number of maternal deaths

Number of maternal deaths in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 126,000 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 170,000 in 2000, while its lowest value was 126,000 in 2017.

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 170,000
2001 167,000
2002 166,000
2003 164,000
2004 161,000
2005 156,000
2006 153,000
2007 149,000
2008 146,000
2009 144,000
2010 142,000
2011 139,000
2012 137,000
2013 135,000
2014 133,000
2015 130,000
2016 128,000
2017 126,000

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health