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) |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Bank | WDI | 142 | 2023 | 2026-08-08 |
| DHS Program | NP-DHS | 239 | 2016 | 2026-08-08 |
Sources currently disagree by about 11.0% for this indicator and geography. Both figures are shown below rather than one being picked as correct.
World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
- Dataset
- WDI
- Snapshot
- 2026-08-08 · Fresh
- Licence
- CC-BY-4.0
- Cadence
- quarterly
59287de · open data.worldbank.org ↗The DHS Program, ICF. Aggregate indicator data via api.dhsprogram.com, accessed 2026-08-08. Not to be confused with DHS microdata, which is registration-gated and never re-hosted by Groundfact.
- Dataset
- NP-DHS
- Snapshot
- 2026-08-08 · Fresh
- Licence
- DHS-aggregate-attribution
- Cadence
- irregular
59287de · open dhsprogram.com ↗A 11.0% spread (25.0 deaths per 100,000 live births) between sources for 2016. Groundfact does not pick a winner between them; both figures are shown so the difference in definition or method is visible rather than hidden behind a single chosen number.
Caveats
Modelled estimate (MMEIG); DHS survey estimate has wide confidence intervals due to the rarity of maternal deaths in any single survey sample.