Rate varies by country) (World Bank WDI)

Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in. Number of 15-year old women for which 1 maternal death occurs assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, annual.

Values

Latest · 20233,132+22.0% on 2022

Period	Value	Change, %
2023	3,132	+22.0
2022	2,568	+55.4
2021	1,653	−31.9
2020	2,429	−9.9
2019	2,697	+2.8
2018	2,623	+5.3
2017	2,490	+1.9
2016	2,444	+3.5
2015	2,362	+6.3
2014	2,221	+5.3
2013	2,110	+3.9
2012	2,031	+3.5

Data source: World Bank, wdi_lka.zip (8 Oct 2026)

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Source World Bank, compiled by Macro Lab
Unit Number of 15-year old women for which 1 maternal death occurs assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future
Date range 1985 – 2023
Last checked 8 Oct 2026

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Name in the warehouse: Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) (World Bank WDI)
Read from: World Bank: World Development Indicators and International Debt Statistics (World Bank)
Source page: https://data.worldbank.org/country/sri-lanka
Licence: Source: The World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
Notes: World Bank, World Development Indicators, SH.MMR.RISK, Sri Lanka. Data source (as the World Bank gives it): Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO); UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), note: Trends in Maternal Mortality; UN Population Fund (UNFPA), note: Trends in Maternal Mortality; World Bank Group (WBG), note: Trends in Maternal Mortality Licence: CC BY 4.0. Source: The World Bank, World Development Indicators, https://data.worldbank.org/country/sri-lanka.

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wdi_lka.zipWBG · 8 Oct 2026 · 39 values

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