Lifetime risk of maternal death in Belgium
Belgium: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.0047 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Belgium, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.0047 for lifetime risk of maternal death in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 68.1% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Belgium peaked at 0.0147 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0047, in 2023.
That places Belgium 180th 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 Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0129 | — |
| 1986 | 0.0132 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0131 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0132 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0134 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0142 | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.014 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0141 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0133 | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.013 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.013 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0128 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0121 | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0117 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0111 | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0115 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0108 | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0101 | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0097 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0095 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0096 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0096 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0101 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0097 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0095 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0094 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0089 | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.008 | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0082 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0077 | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0073 | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.007 | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0067 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0066 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0061 | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0058 | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0104 | +79.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0147 | +41.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0047 | -68.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0132 | 0.0129 | 0.0134 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0129 | 0.0111 | 0.0142 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.01 | 0.0095 | 0.0115 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0076 | 0.0061 | 0.0094 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0089 | 0.0047 | 0.0147 | 4 |
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More health data for Belgium
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2923 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,160 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 59 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0768 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0803 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Belgium?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Belgium was 0.0047 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0147 in 2022.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0047 in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Belgium ranks 180th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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