Lifetime risk of maternal death in Germany
Germany: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.0046 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Germany, 1985–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.0046 for lifetime risk of maternal death in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.0% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Germany peaked at 0.018 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0046, in 2023.
That places Germany 62nd out of 72 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0177 | — |
| 1986 | 0.018 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0176 | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0176 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0163 | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0163 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0139 | -14.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0124 | -10.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0117 | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0104 | -10.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0101 | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0104 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.01 | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0093 | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0086 | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0081 | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0073 | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 0.007 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0066 | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0064 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0061 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.006 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0059 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.006 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0059 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0059 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0057 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0055 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0055 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0053 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0055 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0058 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0055 | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0056 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0053 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0057 | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0062 | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0052 | -16.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0046 | -11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0174 | 0.0163 | 0.018 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0113 | 0.0086 | 0.0163 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0065 | 0.0059 | 0.0081 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0056 | 0.0053 | 0.0059 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0054 | 0.0046 | 0.0062 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Germany?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Germany was 0.0046 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.018 in 1986.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0046 in 2023.
- How does Germany rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Germany ranks 62nd out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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