Lifetime risk of maternal death in Euro area
Euro area: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 13,200 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Euro area, 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 Euro area stood at 13,200 1 in: rate varies by country. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.4% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Euro area peaked at 13,200 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,600 1 in: rate varies by country, in 1985.
That places Euro area 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Euro area, year by year
| Year | 1 in: rate varies by country | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 3,600 1 in: rate varies by country | — |
| 1986 | 3,700 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 3,900 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 3,900 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4,100 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 4,200 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 4,400 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 4,800 1 in: rate varies by country | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 5,100 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 5,500 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 5,800 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 6,200 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 6,800 1 in: rate varies by country | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 7,200 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 7,500 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 7,700 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 8,100 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 8,400 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 8,900 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 9,000 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 9,100 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 9,300 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 9,400 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 9,200 1 in: rate varies by country | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 9,200 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9,400 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 9,600 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 9,800 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 10,100 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 10,300 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 10,300 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10,300 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10,600 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 10,800 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 11,200 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 10,100 1 in: rate varies by country | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 9,000 1 in: rate varies by country | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 9,400 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 13,200 1 in: rate varies by country | +40.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death in Euro area 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 | +40.4% | 9,400 1 in: rate varies by country | 13,200 1 in: rate varies by country |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,840 1 in: rate varies by country | 3,600 1 in: rate varies by country | 4,100 1 in: rate varies by country | 5 |
| 1990s | 5,750 1 in: rate varies by country | 4,200 1 in: rate varies by country | 7,500 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,830 1 in: rate varies by country | 7,700 1 in: rate varies by country | 9,400 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,240 1 in: rate varies by country | 9,400 1 in: rate varies by country | 11,200 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,425 1 in: rate varies by country | 9,000 1 in: rate varies by country | 13,200 1 in: rate varies by country | 4 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More health data for Euro area
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.1709 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0309 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.1844 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate 0.1302 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Euro area?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Euro area was 13,200 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 13,200 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,600 1 in: rate varies by country in 1985.
- How does Euro area rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Euro area ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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.