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Development indicator

High confidence

Maternal mortality ratio

142 per 100,000
2023latest data
+-4.1% per year
5-year average trend

Historical data & projections to 2040

1985–2023
Current trend
50.68 per 100,000
by 2040
Moderate reform (+25%)
38.78 per 100,000
by 2040
Aggressive reform (+50%)
29.55 per 100,000
by 2040
Stagnation (-50%)
85.5 per 100,000
by 2040

Historical data

YearValueSourceStatus
2023142 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified
2022139 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified
2021173 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified
2020153 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified
2019170 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified
2018183 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified
2017197 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified
2016214 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified
2015236 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified
2014245 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified
2013258 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified
2012272 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified
2011286 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified
2010297 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified
2009299 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified
2008302 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified
2007309 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified
2006318 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified
2005344 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified
2004364 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified
2003387 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified
2002414 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified
2001443 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified
2000480 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified
1999512 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified
1998522 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified
1997550 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified
1996584 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified
1995625 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified
1994657 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified
1993703 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified
1992768 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified
1991850 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified
1990920 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified
1989973 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified
19881038 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified
19871088 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified
19861143 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified
19851186 per 100,000World Bank Open DataVerified

At a glance

Direction
Lower is better
Data confidence
High confidence

Sources

Latest available: 2023 · Updated by Nepal Next: 19 Jul 2026