Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Turkey
Turkey: Maternal mortality, gaps filled was 17.33 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Turkey, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality, gaps filled in Turkey is 17.33, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Turkey peaked at 53.17 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 16.87, in 2018.
Turkey ranks 130th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 53.17 | — |
| 1986 | 52.21 | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 51.65 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 46.78 | -9.4% |
| 1989 | 46.19 | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 42.79 | -7.4% |
| 1991 | 42.03 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 42.94 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 41.6 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 40.83 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 37.02 | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 35.58 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 35.44 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 34.9 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 32.4 | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 31.7 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 30.37 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 28.62 | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 28.5 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 26.84 | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 25.41 | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 24.13 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 23.39 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 22.79 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 22.24 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 22.08 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 22.63 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 21.03 | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 19.99 | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 19.46 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 19.38 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 19.61 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 16.9 | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 16.87 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 17.01 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 17.33 | +1.9% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 17.33 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.11, 34% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 17.33 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.23, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 50 | 46.19 | 53.17 | 5 |
| 1990s | 38.55 | 32.4 | 42.94 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.4 | 22.24 | 31.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5 | 16.87 | 22.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.33 | 17.33 | 17.33 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More health data for Turkey
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5275 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 858 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0312 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality, gaps filled in Turkey?
- Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Turkey was 17.33 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 53.17 in 1985.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.87 in 2018.
- How does Turkey rank for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
- Turkey ranks 130th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, gaps filled rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.