Lifetime risk of maternal death in Greece
Greece: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Greece, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifetime risk of maternal death in Greece is 0.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 0.0% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.
Greece ranks 179th of 194 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 in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -11.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -15.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -7.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -9.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +41.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +25.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -50.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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 0.0% in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
- How does Greece rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Greece ranks 179th out of 194 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 Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.