IDA total - Number of maternal deaths

Number of maternal deaths in IDA total was 225,000 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 292,000 in 2000, while its lowest value was 225,000 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 292,000
2001 290,000
2002 289,000
2003 285,000
2004 279,000
2005 271,000
2006 263,000
2007 257,000
2008 253,000
2009 250,000
2010 246,000
2011 242,000
2012 239,000
2013 236,000
2014 234,000
2015 230,000
2016 227,000
2017 225,000

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health