Global: WHO launches new Maternal Mortality Estimates
April 2025. The United Nations Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG) and technical experts published a new round of estimates covering 2000 to 2023. The estimates represent the most up to date, internationally comparable global, regional and country-level estimates and trends for maternal mortality between 2000 and 2023.
Some key facts:
- Every day in 2023, over 700 women died from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth and a maternal death occurred almost every 2 minutes.
- Between 2000 and 2023, the maternal mortality ratio (MMR, number of maternal deaths per 100 000 live births) dropped by about 40% worldwide.
- Care by skilled health professionals before, during and after childbirth can save the lives of women and newborns.
Find the Full Report here and a Factsheet here.
