Saudi Arabia - Maternal mortality
Number of maternal deaths
Number of maternal deaths in Saudi Arabia was 100.00 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 130.00 in 2004, while its lowest value was 100.00 in 2016.
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 | 130.00 |
| 2001 | 130.00 |
| 2002 | 130.00 |
| 2003 | 130.00 |
| 2004 | 130.00 |
| 2005 | 120.00 |
| 2006 | 120.00 |
| 2007 | 120.00 |
| 2008 | 120.00 |
| 2009 | 120.00 |
| 2010 | 120.00 |
| 2011 | 110.00 |
| 2012 | 110.00 |
| 2013 | 110.00 |
| 2014 | 110.00 |
| 2015 | 110.00 |
| 2016 | 100.00 |
| 2017 | 100.00 |
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 Saudi Arabia was 2,300 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 17 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,300 in 2017 and a minimum value of 1,000 in 2000.
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 | 1,000 |
| 2001 | 1,100 |
| 2002 | 1,100 |
| 2003 | 1,200 |
| 2004 | 1,200 |
| 2005 | 1,300 |
| 2006 | 1,400 |
| 2007 | 1,400 |
| 2008 | 1,500 |
| 2009 | 1,600 |
| 2010 | 1,700 |
| 2011 | 1,800 |
| 2012 | 1,900 |
| 2013 | 2,100 |
| 2014 | 2,200 |
| 2015 | 2,200 |
| 2016 | 2,300 |
| 2017 | 2,300 |
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%)
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) in Saudi Arabia was 0.043 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 0.099 in 2000, while its lowest value was 0.043 in 2017.
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 | 0.099 |
| 2001 | 0.093 |
| 2002 | 0.089 |
| 2003 | 0.084 |
| 2004 | 0.081 |
| 2005 | 0.077 |
| 2006 | 0.074 |
| 2007 | 0.070 |
| 2008 | 0.067 |
| 2009 | 0.064 |
| 2010 | 0.059 |
| 2011 | 0.055 |
| 2012 | 0.051 |
| 2013 | 0.048 |
| 2014 | 0.046 |
| 2015 | 0.045 |
| 2016 | 0.044 |
| 2017 | 0.043 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Reproductive health
