Lifetime risk of maternal death in Italy
Italy: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 16,327 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Italy, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in 1 in: rate varies by country.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifetime risk of maternal death in Italy is 16,327 1 in: rate varies by country, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 55.3% on the previous year and up 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Italy peaked at 16,327 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,563 1 in: rate varies by country, in 1985.
That places Italy 24th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | 1 in: rate varies by country | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 3,563 1 in: rate varies by country | — |
| 1986 | 3,727 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 3,980 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 4,011 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 4,316 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 4,449 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 4,626 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 4,855 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 5,234 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 5,647 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 5,879 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 6,114 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 6,761 1 in: rate varies by country | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 7,075 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 7,696 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 7,942 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 8,393 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 8,687 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 10,388 1 in: rate varies by country | +19.6% |
| 2004 | 9,732 1 in: rate varies by country | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 10,254 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 10,834 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 11,005 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 10,829 1 in: rate varies by country | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 10,392 1 in: rate varies by country | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 10,503 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 10,365 1 in: rate varies by country | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 10,472 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 10,966 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 11,700 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 11,849 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 12,279 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 12,388 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 13,280 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 14,004 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 13,487 1 in: rate varies by country | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 13,862 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 10,515 1 in: rate varies by country | -24.1% |
| 2023 | 16,327 1 in: rate varies by country | +55.3% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 16,327 1 in: rate varies by country is above the median for high income countries, which is 10,964 1 in: rate varies by country, 1.5× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Italy's 16,327 1 in: rate varies by country is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11,578 1 in: rate varies by country, 1.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death in Italy 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 | +55.3% | 10,515 1 in: rate varies by country | 16,327 1 in: rate varies by country |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,919 1 in: rate varies by country | 3,563 1 in: rate varies by country | 4,316 1 in: rate varies by country | 5 |
| 1990s | 5,834 1 in: rate varies by country | 4,449 1 in: rate varies by country | 7,696 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,846 1 in: rate varies by country | 7,942 1 in: rate varies by country | 11,005 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,781 1 in: rate varies by country | 10,365 1 in: rate varies by country | 14,004 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,548 1 in: rate varies by country | 10,515 1 in: rate varies by country | 16,327 1 in: rate varies by country | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 21 Slovakia 17,767 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 22 Estonia 17,634 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 23 Singapore 17,170 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 25 Israel 15,889 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 26 San Marino 15,473 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 27 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14,753 1 in: rate varies by country compare
More health data for Italy
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1206 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,408 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 80 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.23 % 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 0.0164 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.07 % 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 Italy?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Italy was 16,327 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 16,327 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,563 1 in: rate varies by country in 1985.
- How does Italy rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Italy ranks 24th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.