Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births)
Number of women who die from pregnancy-related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, per 100,000 live births.
Data table
| Year | Nepal (deaths per 100,000 live births) |
|---|---|
| 1985 | 1186 |
| 1986 | 1143 |
| 1987 | 1088 |
| 1988 | 1038 |
| 1989 | 973 |
| 1990 | 920 |
| 1991 | 850 |
| 1992 | 768 |
| 1993 | 703 |
| 1994 | 657 |
| 1995 | 625 |
| 1996 | 584 |
| 1997 | 550 |
| 1998 | 522 |
| 1999 | 512 |
| 2000 | 480 |
| 2001 | 443 |
| 2002 | 414 |
| 2003 | 387 |
| 2004 | 364 |
| 2005 | 344 |
| 2006 | 318 |
| 2007 | 309 |
| 2008 | 302 |
| 2009 | 299 |
| 2010 | 297 |
| 2011 | 286 |
| 2012 | 272 |
| 2013 | 258 |
| 2014 | 245 |
| 2015 | 236 |
| 2016 | 214 |
| 2017 | 197 |
| 2018 | 183 |
| 2019 | 170 |
| 2020 | 153 |
| 2021 | 173 |
| 2022 | 139 |
| 2023 | 142 |
Per-source values, 2023
| Source | Dataset | Value | Year | Snapshot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UN SDG Global Database | 3.1.1 | 142 | 2023 | 2026-08-08 |
| World Bank | WDI | 142 | 2023 | 2026-08-09 |
| DHS Program | NP-DHS | 239 | 2016 | 2026-08-09 |
Sources currently disagree by about 0.0% for this indicator and geography. Both figures are shown below rather than one being picked as correct.
142.0–142.0 deaths per 100,000 live births two sources differ by 0.0%
Why do these differ, and what each source reported
World Bank/WHO-UNICEF-UNFPA-World Bank-UNDESA (MMEIG) is a modelled estimate; DHS reports a direct survey estimate for the seven years preceding each survey round, which carries wide confidence intervals given how rare maternal deaths are in a household survey sample. UN SDG 3.1.1 (SH_STA_MORT) is the same MMEIG estimate the World Bank republishes and matched it near-exactly for every Nepal year checked (e.g. 142.0 vs 142.00527 in 2023) -- treat it as confirming World Bank rather than as an independent check.
World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
- Dataset
- WDI
- Snapshot
- 2026-08-09 · Fresh
- Licence
- CC-BY-4.0
- Cadence
- quarterly
4a6c70c · open data.worldbank.org ↗
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Global Database (https://unstats.un.org/sdgs), extracted 2026-08-08. Individual series are compiled by different custodian agencies (e.g. WHO, ILO, UNESCO, World Bank) whose own stated source/citation is carried per-observation in `attrs.source` -- consult it for series-specific attribution.
- Dataset
- 3.1.1
- Snapshot
- 2026-08-08 · Fresh
- Licence
- CC-BY-3.0-IGO
- Cadence
- quarterly
4a6c70c · open unstats.un.org ↗Caveats
Modelled estimate (MMEIG); DHS survey estimate has wide confidence intervals due to the rarity of maternal deaths in any single survey sample.