Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (UNICEF) in Montenegro
Montenegro: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (UNICEF) was 0.0086 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Montenegro, 1985–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 0.0086 for lifetime risk of maternal death in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 56.8% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Montenegro peaked at 0.0239 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0086, in 2023.
Montenegro ranks 45th of 72 countries on this measure, 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 Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0239 | — |
| 1986 | 0.0222 | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0214 | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0207 | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0194 | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0196 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0205 | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0209 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0202 | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0206 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0211 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0211 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0207 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0202 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0199 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0193 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.018 | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0164 | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0161 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0144 | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0129 | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0126 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.013 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0131 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0134 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0115 | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0108 | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0108 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.011 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0107 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0108 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0096 | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0115 | +20.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0104 | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0099 | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0229 | +131.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0228 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.02 | -12.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0086 | -56.8% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 0.0086 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0239, 36% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 0.0086 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0086, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (UNICEF) in Montenegro 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +131.0% | 0.0099 | 0.0229 |
| 2023 | -56.8% | 0.02 | 0.0086 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0215 | 0.0194 | 0.0239 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0205 | 0.0196 | 0.0211 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0149 | 0.0126 | 0.0193 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0107 | 0.0096 | 0.0115 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0186 | 0.0086 | 0.0229 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Montenegro?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Montenegro was 0.0086 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0239 in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0086 in 2023.
- How does Montenegro rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Montenegro ranks 45th out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro 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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