Lifetime risk of maternal death in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.015 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.015
Change on year
up 90.3%
World rank
143rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.041
in 1992
All-time low
0.0076
in 2020
Years of data
39
1985–2023
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Luxembourg, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in Luxembourg stood at 0.015.
That represents a change of up 90.3% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Luxembourg peaked at 0.041 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0076, in 2020.
Luxembourg ranks 143rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0324 | — |
| 1986 | 0.0338 | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0313 | -7.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0358 | +14.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0317 | -11.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0376 | +18.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0395 | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.041 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0337 | -17.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0325 | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0363 | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0387 | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0356 | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0277 | -22.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0337 | +21.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0275 | -18.3% |
| 2001 | 0.028 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0249 | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0207 | -17.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0239 | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0231 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0228 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0186 | -18.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0179 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.021 | +17.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0233 | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0174 | -25.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0178 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0208 | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 0.017 | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0166 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0167 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.019 | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0118 | -37.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0153 | +29.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0076 | -50.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0078 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0079 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.015 | +90.3% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 0.015 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0091, 1.6× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 0.015 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0086, 1.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.033 | 0.0313 | 0.0358 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0356 | 0.0277 | 0.041 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0228 | 0.0179 | 0.028 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0176 | 0.0118 | 0.0233 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0095 | 0.0076 | 0.015 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Luxembourg?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Luxembourg was 0.015 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 0.041 in 1992.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0076 in 2020.
- How does Luxembourg rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Luxembourg ranks 143rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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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