Global Maternal & Newborn Health Statistics
What happens, worldwide, every year around pregnancy, birth, and the newborn period — from live births through pregnancy loss and preventable death.
132 million
Live Births
363,000 per day
~4
23 million
Miscarriages
63,000 per day
~1 every 1.4 sec
1.9 million
Stillbirths
5,200 per day
1 every 17 sec
260,000
Maternal Deaths
712 per day
1 every 2 min
2.3 million
Newborn Deaths (0-28 days)
6,300 per day
1 every 14 sec
Together, maternal deaths, stillbirths, and newborn deaths total more than
4.5 million women and babies lost each year during pregnancy,
childbirth, or the first weeks of life — roughly one death every 7 seconds,
the large majority preventable with timely, quality care.
Annual Global Totals
Live births compared with pregnancy loss and mortality outcomes (log scale, since totals span three orders of magnitude).
Maternal Mortality Ratio
Deaths per 100,000 live births, 2000 vs. 2023
Stillbirth Rate
Per 1,000 total births, 2000 vs. 2023
Neonatal Mortality Rate
Deaths in first 28 days per 1,000 live births, 1990 vs. 2023
Maternal Mortality by Setting
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births — the equity gap is stark across income level and conflict status