Iraq - Maternal mortality
Number of maternal deaths
Number of maternal deaths in Iraq was 870.00 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 1,500.00 in 2006, while its lowest value was 640.00 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
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 670.00 |
| 2001 | 650.00 |
| 2002 | 640.00 |
| 2003 | 1,200.00 |
| 2004 | 1,100.00 |
| 2005 | 1,200.00 |
| 2006 | 1,500.00 |
| 2007 | 1,300.00 |
| 2008 | 860.00 |
| 2009 | 740.00 |
| 2010 | 710.00 |
| 2011 | 700.00 |
| 2012 | 700.00 |
| 2013 | 800.00 |
| 2014 | 1,000.00 |
| 2015 | 910.00 |
| 2016 | 860.00 |
| 2017 | 870.00 |
Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country)
The value for Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) in Iraq was 320.00 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 17 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 330.00 in 2012 and a minimum value of 130.00 in 2006.
Definition: Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.
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
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 240.00 |
| 2001 | 260.00 |
| 2002 | 270.00 |
| 2003 | 150.00 |
| 2004 | 170.00 |
| 2005 | 160.00 |
| 2006 | 130.00 |
| 2007 | 150.00 |
| 2008 | 230.00 |
| 2009 | 270.00 |
| 2010 | 290.00 |
| 2011 | 310.00 |
| 2012 | 330.00 |
| 2013 | 300.00 |
| 2014 | 250.00 |
| 2015 | 290.00 |
| 2016 | 310.00 |
| 2017 | 320.00 |
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%)
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) in Iraq was 0.315 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 0.742 in 2006, while its lowest value was 0.306 in 2012.
Definition: Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.
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 | 0.410 |
| 2001 | 0.389 |
| 2002 | 0.370 |
| 2003 | 0.664 |
| 2004 | 0.591 |
| 2005 | 0.607 |
| 2006 | 0.742 |
| 2007 | 0.655 |
| 2008 | 0.434 |
| 2009 | 0.364 |
| 2010 | 0.339 |
| 2011 | 0.320 |
| 2012 | 0.306 |
| 2013 | 0.335 |
| 2014 | 0.395 |
| 2015 | 0.346 |
| 2016 | 0.319 |
| 2017 | 0.315 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Reproductive health
