Lifetime risk of maternal death in Netherlands

Netherlands: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0%
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
175th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2000
All-time low
0.0%
in 2020
Years of data
39
1985–2023

Lifetime risk of maternal death in Netherlands, 1985–2023

0.0050.010.0150.021985200420231985: 0.017 %1986: 0.019 %1987: 0.019 %1988: 0.018 %1989: 0.019 %1990: 0.019 %1991: 0.019 %1992: 0.019 %1993: 0.019 %1994: 0.019 %1995: 0.018 %1996: 0.018 %1997: 0.019 %1998: 0.019 %1999: 0.021 %2000: 0.021 %2001: 0.02 %2002: 0.02 %2003: 0.018 %2004: 0.016 %2005: 0.015 %2006: 0.013 %2007: 0.012 %2008: 0.011 %2009: 0.01 %2010: 0.009 %2011: 0.009 %2012: 0.008 %2013: 0.008 %2014: 0.008 %2015: 0.007 %2016: 0.007 %2017: 0.007 %2018: 0.006 %2019: 0.006 %2020: 0.005 %2021: 0.007 %2022: 0.006 %2023: 0.006 %

Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 0.0% for lifetime risk of maternal death in 2023.

That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Netherlands peaked at 0.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.

That places Netherlands 175th out of 194 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 Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) in Netherlands, 1985 to 2023.
Year % Change
1985 0.0%
1986 0.0% +8.8%
1987 0.0% -1.3%
1988 0.0% -2.7%
1989 0.0% +4.3%
1990 0.0% -0.9%
1991 0.0% +2.5%
1992 0.0% -2.7%
1993 0.0% +0.2%
1994 0.0% -0.4%
1995 0.0% -1.3%
1996 0.0% -0.0%
1997 0.0% +2.8%
1998 0.0% +0.4%
1999 0.0% +7.8%
2000 0.0% +2.6%
2001 0.0% -7.1%
2002 0.0% +0.3%
2003 0.0% -6.1%
2004 0.0% -11.0%
2005 0.0% -9.6%
2006 0.0% -12.9%
2007 0.0% -10.8%
2008 0.0% -3.8%
2009 0.0% -7.3%
2010 0.0% -10.5%
2011 0.0% +0.1%
2012 0.0% -9.7%
2013 0.0% -9.3%
2014 0.0% -0.5%
2015 0.0% -8.3%
2016 0.0% +3.5%
2017 0.0% -6.1%
2018 0.0% -5.2%
2019 0.0% +0.9%
2020 0.0% -20.8%
2021 0.0% +37.4%
2022 0.0% -15.8%
2023 0.0% -5.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 Netherlands?
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Netherlands 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 Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
How does Netherlands rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Netherlands ranks 175th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands 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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Indicator
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%)
Unit
%
Source
Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 9,399 data points, 1985–2023
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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.