Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (UNICEF) in Italy
Italy: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (UNICEF) was 0.0061 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Italy, 1985–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in Italy stood at 0.0061. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 35.6% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Italy peaked at 0.0281 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0061, in 2023.
That places Italy 53rd out of 72 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (UNICEF) in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0281 | — |
| 1986 | 0.0268 | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0251 | -6.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0249 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0232 | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0225 | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0216 | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0206 | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0191 | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0177 | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 0.017 | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0164 | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0148 | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0141 | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.013 | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0126 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0119 | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0115 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0096 | -16.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0103 | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0098 | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0092 | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0091 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0092 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0096 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0095 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0096 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0095 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0091 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0085 | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0084 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0081 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0081 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0075 | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0071 | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0074 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0072 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0095 | +31.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0061 | -35.6% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.0061 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0071, 86% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.0061 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0086, 71% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (UNICEF) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +31.8% | 0.0072 | 0.0095 |
| 2023 | -35.6% | 0.0095 | 0.0061 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0256 | 0.0232 | 0.0281 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0177 | 0.013 | 0.0225 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0103 | 0.0091 | 0.0126 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0086 | 0.0071 | 0.0096 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0076 | 0.0061 | 0.0095 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 50 Qatar 0.0071 compare
- 51 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0068 compare
- 52 San Marino 0.0065 compare
- 54 Estonia 0.0057 compare
- 55 Slovakia 0.0056 compare
- 56 Netherlands 0.0055 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 80 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0174 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Italy?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Italy was 0.0061 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0281 in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0061 in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Italy ranks 53rd out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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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