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

0.0020.0040.0060.0080.011985200420231985: 0.011986: 0.011987: 0.0091988: 0.0091989: 0.0091990: 0.0081991: 0.0081992: 0.0081993: 0.0071994: 0.0071995: 0.0061996: 0.0061997: 0.0051998: 0.0051999: 0.0052000: 0.0052001: 0.0062002: 0.0062003: 0.0052004: 0.0062005: 0.0062006: 0.0062007: 0.0062008: 0.0062009: 0.0062010: 0.0052011: 0.0052012: 0.0052013: 0.0042014: 0.0042015: 0.0042016: 0.0042017: 0.0042018: 0.0032019: 0.0032020: 0.0042021: 0.0032022: 0.0042023: 0.003

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

Annual values for Lifetime risk of maternal death in Spain, 1985 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 187 North Macedonia 0.0034 compare
  2. 188 Czechia 0.0032 compare
  3. 189 Japan 0.0028 compare
  4. 191 Republic of Korea 0.0023 compare
  5. 192 Poland 0.0017 compare
  6. 193 Norway 0.0017 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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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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Indicator
Lifetime risk of maternal death
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 7,566 data points, 1985–2023
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