Lifetime risk of maternal death in Greece
Greece: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.0049 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Greece, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.0049 for lifetime risk of maternal death 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 0.0141 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0037, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0141 | — |
| 1986 | 0.0125 | -11.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0123 | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0104 | -15.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0095 | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0089 | -7.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0083 | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0079 | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0072 | -9.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0066 | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0061 | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0055 | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0051 | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0048 | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0046 | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0044 | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0041 | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.004 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0039 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0038 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0037 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.004 | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0042 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0044 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0045 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0047 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0045 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0047 | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0045 | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0048 | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0054 | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0057 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0058 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0056 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0056 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0079 | +41.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0099 | +25.2% |
| 2022 | 0.01 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0049 | -50.6% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.0049 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0091, 54% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.0049 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0086, 57% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -50.6% | 0.01 | 0.0049 |
| 2020 | +41.1% | 0.0056 | 0.0079 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0118 | 0.0095 | 0.0141 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0065 | 0.0046 | 0.0089 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0041 | 0.0037 | 0.0045 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0051 | 0.0045 | 0.0058 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0082 | 0.0049 | 0.01 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More health data for Greece
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0227 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 24 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0175 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0188 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Greece?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Greece was 0.0049 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0141 in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 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 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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