Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Ireland
Ireland: Maternal mortality rate who mdb was 0 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0
World rank
97th
of 111 countries
All-time high
3.86
in 1951
All-time low
0
in 1993
Years of data
73
1950–2022
Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Ireland, 1950–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality rate who mdb in Ireland is 0, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality rate who mdb in Ireland peaked at 3.86 in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1993.
That places Ireland 97th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.71 | — |
| 1951 | 3.86 | +3.9% |
| 1952 | 3.55 | -7.9% |
| 1953 | 3.23 | -9.2% |
| 1954 | 2.7 | -16.3% |
| 1955 | 2.85 | +5.6% |
| 1956 | 2.2 | -22.8% |
| 1957 | 3.39 | +54.0% |
| 1958 | 2.58 | -23.9% |
| 1959 | 1.76 | -31.8% |
| 1960 | 1.57 | -10.6% |
| 1961 | 1.22 | -22.2% |
| 1962 | 1.23 | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 1.03 | -16.9% |
| 1964 | 1.32 | +28.9% |
| 1965 | 0.8292 | -37.3% |
| 1966 | 0.854 | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.6406 | -25.0% |
| 1968 | 1.02 | +59.6% |
| 1969 | 0.9464 | -7.4% |
| 1970 | 0.9509 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.7597 | -20.1% |
| 1972 | 1.2 | +58.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3409 | -71.6% |
| 1974 | 0.64 | +87.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1874 | -70.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4226 | +125.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3189 | -24.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4498 | +41.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2772 | -38.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1733 | -37.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1023 | -41.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1251 | +22.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2614 | +109.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1231 | -52.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1293 | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0913 | -29.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0618 | -32.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0314 | -49.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0641 | +104.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0626 | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1236 | +97.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0578 | -53.3% |
| 1993 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0295 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0892 | — |
| 1997 | 0.0848 | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0551 | -35.0% |
| 1999 | 0.028 | -49.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0274 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0765 | +179.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1241 | +62.2% |
| 2003 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0238 | — |
| 2005 | 0.023 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0428 | — |
| 2008 | 0.0627 | +46.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0615 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0578 | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0412 | -28.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0388 | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.071 | +83.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0312 | -56.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0206 | -34.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0791 | +284.0% |
| 2017 | 0.027 | -65.9% |
| 2018 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0423. (57 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0468. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +284.0% | 0.0206 | 0.0791 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.98 | 1.76 | 3.86 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.07 | 0.6406 | 1.57 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.555 | 0.1874 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1163 | 0.0314 | 0.2614 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.053 | 0 | 0.1236 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0442 | 0 | 0.1241 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0367 | 0 | 0.0791 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 94 Norway 0.019 compare
- 95 Poland 0.0164 compare
- 96 Hong Kong 0.0123 compare
- 97 Albania 0 compare
- 97 Antigua and Barbuda 0 compare
- 97 Bahamas 0 compare
- 97 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 compare
- 97 Estonia 0 compare
- 97 Iceland 0 compare
- 97 Latvia 0 compare
- 97 Lithuania 0 compare
- 97 Luxembourg 0 compare
- 97 Malta 0 compare
- 97 North Macedonia 0 compare
- 97 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 compare
- 97 Seychelles 0 compare
- 97 Slovenia 0 compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.026 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6489 % 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 0.0274 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality rate who mdb in Ireland?
- Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Ireland was 0 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest maternal mortality rate who mdb recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.86 in 1951.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality rate who mdb recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1993.
- How does Ireland rank for maternal mortality rate who mdb?
- Ireland ranks 97th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is maternal mortality rate who mdb rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Maternal mortality rate who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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