South Africa Maternal Mortality Rate 2000-2024

Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die from pregnancy-related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of pregnancy termination per 100,000 live births. The data are estimated with a regression model using information on the proportion of maternal deaths among non-AIDS deaths in women ages 15-49, fertility, birth attendants, and GDP.
  • South Africa maternal mortality rate for 2020 was 127.00, a 7.63% increase from 2019.
  • South Africa maternal mortality rate for 2019 was 118.00, a 5.6% decline from 2018.
  • South Africa maternal mortality rate for 2018 was 125.00, a 6.02% decline from 2017.
  • South Africa maternal mortality rate for 2017 was 133.00, a 4.72% increase from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Per 100K Live Births
Venezuela 259.00
Gabon 227.00
Namibia 215.00
Equatorial Guinea 212.00
Botswana 186.00
Belize 130.00
South Africa 127.00
Tonga 126.00
Guyana 112.00
Dominican Republic 107.00
Jamaica 99.00
Guatemala 96.00
Suriname 96.00
Mauritius 84.00
Algeria 78.00
Iraq 76.00
Colombia 75.00
St. Lucia 73.00
Brazil 72.00
Libya 72.00
Paraguay 71.00
Peru 69.00
Ecuador 66.00
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 62.00
Mexico 59.00
Samoa 59.00
Maldives 57.00
Azerbaijan 41.00
Jordan 41.00
Cuba 39.00
Fiji 38.00
Thailand 29.00
Armenia 27.00
China 23.00
Iran 22.00
Costa Rica 22.00
Grenada 21.00
Lebanon 21.00
Malaysia 21.00
Turkey 17.00
Russia 14.00
Kazakhstan 13.00
Romania 10.00
Serbia 10.00
Albania 8.00
Bulgaria 7.00
Bosnia 6.00
Montenegro 6.00
Turkmenistan 5.00
North Macedonia 3.00
Belarus 1.00
South Africa Maternal Mortality Rate - Historical Data
Year Per 100K Live Births Annual % Change
2020 127.00 7.63%
2019 118.00 -5.60%
2018 125.00 -6.02%
2017 133.00 4.72%
2016 127.00 -9.93%
2015 141.00 0.00%
2014 141.00 -6.62%
2013 151.00 -7.93%
2012 164.00 -15.46%
2011 194.00 -11.42%
2010 219.00 -2.67%
2009 225.00 4.17%
2008 216.00 -0.92%
2007 218.00 4.81%
2006 208.00 -5.88%
2005 221.00 -4.74%
2004 232.00 13.17%
2003 205.00 6.22%
2002 193.00 14.88%
2001 168.00 -2.89%
2000 173.00 -2.89%