Lifetime risk of maternal death in Greece
Greece: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.0049 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0049
Change on year
down 50.6%
World rank
60th
of 72 countries
All-time high
0.0141
in 1985
All-time low
0.0037
in 2005
Years of data
39
1985–2023
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Greece, 1985–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifetime risk of maternal death in Greece is 0.0049, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 50.6% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Greece peaked at 0.0141 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0037, in 2005.
That places Greece 60th 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0141 | — |
| 1986 | 0.0125 | -11.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0123 | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0104 | -15.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0095 | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0089 | -7.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0083 | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0079 | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0072 | -9.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0066 | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0061 | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0055 | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0051 | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0048 | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0046 | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0044 | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0041 | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.004 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0039 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0038 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0037 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.004 | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0042 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0044 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0045 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0047 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0045 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0047 | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0045 | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0048 | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0054 | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0057 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0058 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0056 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0056 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0079 | +41.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0099 | +25.2% |
| 2022 | 0.01 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0049 | -50.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0118 | 0.0095 | 0.0141 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0065 | 0.0046 | 0.0089 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0041 | 0.0037 | 0.0045 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0051 | 0.0045 | 0.0058 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0082 | 0.0049 | 0.01 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Greece?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Greece was 0.0049 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0141 in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 in 2005.
- How does Greece rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Greece ranks 60th out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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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