Lifetime risk of maternal death in Netherlands
Netherlands: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.0055 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0055
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
175th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0211
in 2000
All-time low
0.0051
in 2020
Years of data
39
1985–2023
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Netherlands, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifetime risk of maternal death in Netherlands is 0.0055, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Netherlands peaked at 0.0211 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0051, in 2020.
Netherlands ranks 175th 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 Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0174 | — |
| 1986 | 0.0189 | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0187 | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0182 | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0189 | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0188 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0192 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0187 | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0188 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0187 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0184 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0184 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.019 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.019 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0205 | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0211 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0196 | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0196 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0184 | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0164 | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0148 | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0129 | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0115 | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0111 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0103 | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0092 | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0092 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0083 | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0075 | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0075 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0069 | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0071 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0067 | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0063 | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0064 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0051 | -20.8% |
| 2021 | 0.007 | +37.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0059 | -15.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0055 | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0184 | 0.0174 | 0.0189 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.019 | 0.0184 | 0.0205 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0156 | 0.0103 | 0.0211 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0075 | 0.0063 | 0.0092 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0059 | 0.0051 | 0.007 | 4 |
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More health data for Netherlands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1866 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,235 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 80 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.0758 % 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 0.0729 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.1026 % 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 0.0765 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Netherlands?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Netherlands was 0.0055 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0211 in 2000.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0051 in 2020.
- How does Netherlands rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Netherlands ranks 175th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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