Stability in maternal health risk since 2000

Portugal is one of the nine countries in the world where the risk of maternal mortality did not decrease between 2000 and 2023, having kept stable. The estimate is from the World Health Organization (WHO), which highlights a global reduction in other 35 countries of over 70%.

« The maternal mortality rate (TMM, number of maternal deaths per 100,000 living swimming) decreased in all countries between 2000 and 2023, except nine countries, where it remained stable: Botswana, Canada, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Gabão, Greece, Portugal, USA and Venezuela, » says « Trends in Maternal Mortality 2000-2023 ».

The document, prepared by WHO in conjunction with other UN agencies, states that in 2000 Portugal signaled a punctual estimate of nine maternal deaths per 100,000 living swimming, while in 2023 it verified a trend of 15 deaths.

The report, which analyzed data from January 1, 2000 until December 31, 2023, indicates that the general reduction in the maternal death rate was over 70% in 35 countries, and the highest change was observed in Belarus with an improvement of 94.6%, followed by Bhutan with 85.3% and kazakhstan with 83.5%.

In this period of analysis, the risk of maternal mortality also decreased in all regions.

The Central and Southern Asia region reached the largest global percentage of mortality rate (72.9%) of 397 maternal deaths per 100,000 undead in 2000 to 112 by 2023.

In other regions, the risk of death descended 58% in Australia and New Zealand, 52% in North Africa and Western Asia, 45.1% in East and Southeast Asia, 39.6% in sub -Saharan Africa, 38.2% in Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) and 35.1% in Europe and North America.

Latin America and the Caribbean recorded the lowest reduction during this period (16.8%).