Trends in maternal mortality estimates 2000 to 2023: estimates by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and UNDESA/Population Division
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This report presents internationally comparable global-, regional- and country-level estimates and trends for maternal mortality between 2000 and 2023. A total of 195 countries and territories met the criteria to be included the data analyses and in the results presented in this report. This is the second report to present estimates and trends for maternal mortality for years that fall within the SDG reporting period, covering the first eight years of the 15-year period, from the start of 2016 until the end of 2023. The new estimates and trends presented in this report supersede all previously published estimates for years that fall within the same time period. Care should be taken to use only these estimates for the interpretation of trends in maternal mortality from 2000 to 2023; due to modifications in methodology and changes in data availability, differences between these and previous estimates should not be interpreted as representing time trends. In addition, when interpreting changes in MMRs over time, one should take into consideration that it is easier to reduce the MMR when the level is high than when the MMR level is already low. Furthermore, at very low levels of maternal mortality, a small absolute change in the MMR can appear as a large relative difference. The full database, country profiles and all model specification codes used are available online: https://www.who.int/publications/i/ item/9789240108462. |