Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (UNICEF) in Spain
Spain: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (UNICEF) was 0.0026 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Spain, 1985–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in Spain stood at 0.0026. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 30.0% on the previous year and down 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Spain peaked at 0.0098 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0026, in 2023.
Spain ranks 69th of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (UNICEF) in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0098 | — |
| 1986 | 0.0096 | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0094 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0091 | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0088 | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0084 | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0082 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0077 | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0072 | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0066 | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0063 | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0061 | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0054 | -11.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0051 | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0053 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0055 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0056 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0055 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0054 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0058 | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0058 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0058 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0057 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0059 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0056 | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0051 | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.005 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0047 | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0043 | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0043 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0041 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0039 | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0037 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0033 | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 0.003 | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0041 | +36.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0035 | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0037 | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0026 | -30.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.0026 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0071, 37% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.0026 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0086, 30% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (UNICEF) in Spain 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 | +36.8% | 0.003 | 0.0041 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0093 | 0.0088 | 0.0098 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0066 | 0.0051 | 0.0084 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0057 | 0.0054 | 0.0059 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0041 | 0.003 | 0.0051 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0035 | 0.0026 | 0.0041 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More health data for Spain
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2629 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 108 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0396 % 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 0.0173 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.0227 % 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 0.0184 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Spain?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Spain was 0.0026 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0098 in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Spain ranks 69th out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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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