Lifetime risk of maternal death in Spain
Spain: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.0026 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0026
Change on year
down 30.0%
World rank
190th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0098
in 1985
All-time low
0.0026
in 2023
Years of data
39
1985–2023
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Spain, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in Spain stood at 0.0026. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 30.0% on the previous year and down 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Spain peaked at 0.0098 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0026, in 2023.
Spain ranks 190th 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0098 | — |
| 1986 | 0.0096 | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0094 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0091 | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0088 | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0084 | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0082 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0077 | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0072 | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0066 | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0063 | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0061 | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0054 | -11.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0051 | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0053 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0055 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0056 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0055 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0054 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0058 | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0058 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0058 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0057 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0059 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0056 | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0051 | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.005 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0047 | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0043 | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0043 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0041 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0039 | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0037 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0033 | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 0.003 | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0041 | +36.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0035 | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0037 | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0026 | -30.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0093 | 0.0088 | 0.0098 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0066 | 0.0051 | 0.0084 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0057 | 0.0054 | 0.0059 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0041 | 0.003 | 0.0051 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0035 | 0.0026 | 0.0041 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More health data for Spain
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2629 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,290 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 108 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.2164 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5091 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Spain?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Spain was 0.0026 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0098 in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Spain ranks 190th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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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