Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in South Africa
South Africa: Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate was 118 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in South Africa, 1985β2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 118 for maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in South Africa peaked at 283 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 118, in 2020.
That places South Africa 60th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 192.2 | 177 | 208 | 5 |
| 1990s | 149.2 | 125 | 170 | 10 |
| 2000s | 244.3 | 175 | 283 | 10 |
| 2010s | 163.6 | 119 | 226 | 10 |
| 2020s | 139 | 118 | 191 | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 57 Micronesia, Federated States of 129 compare
- 58 Dominican Republic 124 compare
- 59 Solomon Islands 123 compare
- 60 Eswatini, Kingdom of 118 compare
- 60 Yemen, Republic of 118 compare
- 63 Bangladesh 115 compare
More gender data for South Africa
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 570,099 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 589,533 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 570,599 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 589,626 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 569,634 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 588,323 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 594,743 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 603,304 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 607,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 607,041 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in South Africa?
- Maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in South Africa was 118 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 283 in 2006.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 118 in 2020.
- How does South Africa rank for maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate?
- South Africa ranks 60th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.