Lifetime risk of maternal death in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Lifetime risk of maternal death was 4,100 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 4,100 1 in: rate varies by country. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 24.2% on the previous year and up 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 4,100 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023 and was at its lowest, 540 1 in: rate varies by country, in 1985.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | 1 in: rate varies by country | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 540 1 in: rate varies by country | — |
| 1986 | 570 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 600 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 660 1 in: rate varies by country | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 720 1 in: rate varies by country | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 800 1 in: rate varies by country | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 880 1 in: rate varies by country | +10.0% |
| 1992 | 910 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 930 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 920 1 in: rate varies by country | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 990 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 1,100 1 in: rate varies by country | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 1,300 1 in: rate varies by country | +18.2% |
| 1998 | 1,400 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 1,500 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 1,600 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 1,700 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 1,800 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 1,800 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,900 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 2,000 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 2,100 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 2,100 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,100 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,200 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 2,300 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 2,400 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 2,500 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 2,600 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 2,600 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,700 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 2,900 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 3,100 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 3,200 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 3,400 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 2,700 1 in: rate varies by country | -20.6% |
| 2021 | 2,400 1 in: rate varies by country | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 3,300 1 in: rate varies by country | +37.5% |
| 2023 | 4,100 1 in: rate varies by country | +24.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +37.5% | 2,400 1 in: rate varies by country | 3,300 1 in: rate varies by country |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 618 1 in: rate varies by country | 540 1 in: rate varies by country | 720 1 in: rate varies by country | 5 |
| 1990s | 1,073 1 in: rate varies by country | 800 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,500 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,930 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,600 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,200 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,770 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,300 1 in: rate varies by country | 3,400 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,125 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,400 1 in: rate varies by country | 4,100 1 in: rate varies by country | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 5 Spain 38,118 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 6 Japan 35,149 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 7 Czechia 31,604 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 8 North Macedonia 29,386 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 9 United Arab Emirates 29,127 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 10 Australia 28,182 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 11 Croatia 27,841 1 in: rate varies by country compare
More health data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0402 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate -0.0639 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0397 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 -0.1882 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.035 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 4,100 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 4,100 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 540 1 in: rate varies by country in 1985.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.