Lifetime risk of maternal death in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0%
Change on year
down 45.3%
World rank
149th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2022
All-time low
0.0%
in 1985
Years of data
39
1985–2023

Lifetime risk of maternal death in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1985–2023

0.0050.010.0150.021985200420231985: 0.003 %1986: 0.004 %1987: 0.005 %1988: 0.007 %1989: 0.009 %1990: 0.011 %1991: 0.012 %1992: 0.012 %1993: 0.013 %1994: 0.014 %1995: 0.014 %1996: 0.013 %1997: 0.013 %1998: 0.015 %1999: 0.016 %2000: 0.017 %2001: 0.018 %2002: 0.019 %2003: 0.02 %2004: 0.02 %2005: 0.019 %2006: 0.018 %2007: 0.018 %2008: 0.018 %2009: 0.017 %2010: 0.017 %2011: 0.016 %2012: 0.015 %2013: 0.014 %2014: 0.014 %2015: 0.014 %2016: 0.015 %2017: 0.014 %2018: 0.014 %2019: 0.013 %2020: 0.019 %2021: 0.018 %2022: 0.021 %2023: 0.011 %

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

Analysis

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 0.0% for lifetime risk of maternal death in 2023.

That represents a change of down 45.3% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1985.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 149th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.

Lifetime risk of maternal death in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1985 to 2023.
Year % Change
1985 0.0%
1986 0.0% +24.2%
1987 0.0% +37.0%
1988 0.0% +37.1%
1989 0.0% +26.7%
1990 0.0% +20.0%
1991 0.0% +9.5%
1992 0.0% +5.8%
1993 0.0% +7.2%
1994 0.0% +6.2%
1995 0.0% -1.6%
1996 0.0% -4.1%
1997 0.0% +2.1%
1998 0.0% +10.2%
1999 0.0% +11.1%
2000 0.0% +6.4%
2001 0.0% +2.4%
2002 0.0% +5.5%
2003 0.0% +6.4%
2004 0.0% -1.1%
2005 0.0% -5.8%
2006 0.0% -2.0%
2007 0.0% -2.9%
2008 0.0% +1.6%
2009 0.0% -5.4%
2010 0.0% -2.0%
2011 0.0% -5.3%
2012 0.0% -7.6%
2013 0.0% -6.3%
2014 0.0% +2.3%
2015 0.0% +1.7%
2016 0.0% +2.4%
2017 0.0% -5.1%
2018 0.0% -0.8%
2019 0.0% -5.2%
2020 0.0% +43.6%
2021 0.0% -4.0%
2022 0.0% +16.3%
2023 0.0% -45.3%

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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Lifetime risk of maternal death in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1985.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 149th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.