Maternal deaths by income group in Montenegro

Montenegro: Maternal deaths by income group was 0.4322 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.4322
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
179th
of 185 countries
All-time high
1.19
in 1994
All-time low
0.4072
in 2019
Years of data
36
1985–2020

Maternal deaths by income group in Montenegro, 1985–2020

0.40.60.811.21985200220201985: 1.11986: 1.11987: 11988: 0.7641989: 0.811990: 0.7431991: 0.7291992: 0.9021993: 0.9121994: 1.21995: 11996: 1.11997: 11998: 11999: 1.12000: 1.12001: 0.8522002: 0.8472003: 0.8452004: 0.7512005: 0.7692006: 0.7542007: 0.7272008: 0.7532009: 0.7562010: 0.5752011: 0.5582012: 0.5752013: 0.5182014: 0.4882015: 0.4892016: 0.4712017: 0.4372018: 0.4312019: 0.4072020: 0.432

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for maternal deaths by income group in Montenegro is 0.4322, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, maternal deaths by income group in Montenegro peaked at 1.19 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.4072, in 2019.

Montenegro ranks 179th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Maternal deaths by income group in Montenegro, year by year

Annual values for Maternal deaths by income group in Montenegro, 1985 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1985 1.07
1986 1.12 +4.7%
1987 1.04 -7.0%
1988 0.7638 -26.6%
1989 0.8098 +6.0%
1990 0.7429 -8.3%
1991 0.7292 -1.9%
1992 0.902 +23.7%
1993 0.9115 +1.1%
1994 1.19 +30.7%
1995 1.03 -13.3%
1996 1.12 +8.3%
1997 1.05 -6.3%
1998 1.01 -3.2%
1999 1.14 +12.2%
2000 1.05 -7.5%
2001 0.8523 -19.1%
2002 0.8472 -0.6%
2003 0.8453 -0.2%
2004 0.751 -11.2%
2005 0.7694 +2.4%
2006 0.7544 -2.0%
2007 0.7268 -3.6%
2008 0.7525 +3.5%
2009 0.7556 +0.4%
2010 0.5753 -23.9%
2011 0.5576 -3.1%
2012 0.5751 +3.1%
2013 0.5177 -10.0%
2014 0.4876 -5.8%
2015 0.4892 +0.3%
2016 0.4706 -3.8%
2017 0.4365 -7.2%
2018 0.4308 -1.3%
2019 0.4072 -5.5%
2020 0.4322 +6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9605 0.7638 1.12 5
1990s 0.983 0.7292 1.19 10
2000s 0.8108 0.7268 1.05 10
2010s 0.4948 0.4072 0.5753 10
2020s 0.4322 0.4322 0.4322 1

Countries ranked near Montenegro

  1. 176 Estonia 0.7251 compare
  2. 177 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.6179 compare
  3. 178 North Macedonia 0.6072 compare
  4. 180 Grenada 0.4228 compare
  5. 181 Luxembourg 0.3891 compare
  6. 182 Antigua and Barbuda 0.2125 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is maternal deaths by income group in Montenegro?
Maternal deaths by income group in Montenegro was 0.4322 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest maternal deaths by income group recorded in Montenegro?
The highest recorded value was 1.19 in 1994.
What is the lowest maternal deaths by income group recorded in Montenegro?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4072 in 2019.
How does Montenegro rank for maternal deaths by income group?
Montenegro ranks 179th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
Is maternal deaths by income group rising or falling in Montenegro?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Montenegro data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Maternal deaths by income group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Maternal deaths by income group
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
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