Lifetime risk of maternal death in Belgium
Belgium: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 21,405 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
21,405 1 in: rate varies by country
Change on year
up 213.9%
World rank
15th
of 194 countries
All-time high
21,405 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
All-time low
6,819 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2022
Years of data
39
1985–2023
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Belgium, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in 1 in: rate varies by country.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in Belgium stood at 21,405 1 in: rate varies by country. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 213.9% on the previous year and up 75.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Belgium peaked at 21,405 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6,819 1 in: rate varies by country, in 2022.
Belgium ranks 15th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Belgium, year by year
| Year | 1 in: rate varies by country | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 7,725 1 in: rate varies by country | — |
| 1986 | 7,558 1 in: rate varies by country | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 7,622 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 7,569 1 in: rate varies by country | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 7,446 1 in: rate varies by country | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 7,059 1 in: rate varies by country | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 7,122 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 7,083 1 in: rate varies by country | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 7,503 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 7,702 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 7,702 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7,831 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 8,299 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 8,525 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 9,004 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 8,711 1 in: rate varies by country | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 9,227 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 9,889 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 10,337 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 10,488 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 10,368 1 in: rate varies by country | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 10,464 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 9,924 1 in: rate varies by country | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 10,329 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 10,532 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 10,583 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 11,273 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 12,461 1 in: rate varies by country | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 12,214 1 in: rate varies by country | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 12,995 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 13,627 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 14,295 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 14,834 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 15,165 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 16,394 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 17,328 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 9,638 1 in: rate varies by country | -44.4% |
| 2022 | 6,819 1 in: rate varies by country | -29.2% |
| 2023 | 21,405 1 in: rate varies by country | +213.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 21,405 1 in: rate varies by country is above the median for high income countries, which is 10,964 1 in: rate varies by country, 2.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 21,405 1 in: rate varies by country is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11,578 1 in: rate varies by country, 1.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +213.9% | 6,819 1 in: rate varies by country | 21,405 1 in: rate varies by country |
| 2021 | -44.4% | 17,328 1 in: rate varies by country | 9,638 1 in: rate varies by country |
| 2022 | -29.2% | 9,638 1 in: rate varies by country | 6,819 1 in: rate varies by country |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7,584 1 in: rate varies by country | 7,446 1 in: rate varies by country | 7,725 1 in: rate varies by country | 5 |
| 1990s | 7,783 1 in: rate varies by country | 7,059 1 in: rate varies by country | 9,004 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,027 1 in: rate varies by country | 8,711 1 in: rate varies by country | 10,532 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,384 1 in: rate varies by country | 10,583 1 in: rate varies by country | 16,394 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,798 1 in: rate varies by country | 6,819 1 in: rate varies by country | 21,405 1 in: rate varies by country | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 12 Slovenia 23,989 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 13 Iceland 22,431 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 14 Germany 21,635 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 16 Greece 20,207 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 17 Ireland 20,079 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 18 Denmark 20,033 1 in: rate varies by country compare
More health data for Belgium
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2923 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,160 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 59 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0229 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Belgium?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Belgium was 21,405 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 21,405 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,819 1 in: rate varies by country in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Belgium ranks 15th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.