Lifetime risk of maternal death in Romania

Romania: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0%
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
142nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1986
All-time low
0.0%
in 2023
Years of data
39
1985–2023

Lifetime risk of maternal death in Romania, 1985–2023

00.10.20.30.41985200420231985: 0.352 %1986: 0.363 %1987: 0.356 %1988: 0.326 %1989: 0.284 %1990: 0.202 %1991: 0.158 %1992: 0.138 %1993: 0.121 %1994: 0.109 %1995: 0.098 %1996: 0.09 %1997: 0.084 %1998: 0.073 %1999: 0.064 %2000: 0.056 %2001: 0.048 %2002: 0.045 %2003: 0.042 %2004: 0.04 %2005: 0.038 %2006: 0.034 %2007: 0.033 %2008: 0.035 %2009: 0.036 %2010: 0.032 %2011: 0.026 %2012: 0.025 %2013: 0.022 %2014: 0.023 %2015: 0.024 %2016: 0.024 %2017: 0.024 %2018: 0.022 %2019: 0.019 %2020: 0.021 %2021: 0.026 %2022: 0.016 %2023: 0.015 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for lifetime risk of maternal death in Romania is 0.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Romania peaked at 0.4% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2023.

Romania ranks 142nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Lifetime risk of maternal death in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) in Romania, 1985 to 2023.
Year % Change
1985 0.4%
1986 0.4% +3.0%
1987 0.4% -1.8%
1988 0.3% -8.4%
1989 0.3% -12.9%
1990 0.2% -28.9%
1991 0.2% -21.6%
1992 0.1% -12.8%
1993 0.1% -12.2%
1994 0.1% -9.7%
1995 0.1% -10.6%
1996 0.1% -7.8%
1997 0.1% -7.2%
1998 0.1% -12.3%
1999 0.1% -13.2%
2000 0.1% -12.6%
2001 0.0% -13.1%
2002 0.0% -7.7%
2003 0.0% -5.5%
2004 0.0% -6.4%
2005 0.0% -3.9%
2006 0.0% -9.2%
2007 0.0% -5.6%
2008 0.0% +7.6%
2009 0.0% +1.5%
2010 0.0% -10.8%
2011 0.0% -19.4%
2012 0.0% -3.4%
2013 0.0% -11.5%
2014 0.0% +7.2%
2015 0.0% +1.9%
2016 0.0% +0.2%
2017 0.0% +0.2%
2018 0.0% -9.6%
2019 0.0% -12.5%
2020 0.0% +11.3%
2021 0.0% +21.3%
2022 0.0% -35.7%
2023 0.0% -7.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 5
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 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 Romania?
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Romania 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 Romania?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1986.
What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
How does Romania rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Romania ranks 142nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Romania 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.