Maternal mortality ratio in EUR
EUR: Maternal mortality ratio was 11.16 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality ratio in EUR, 1985–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, maternal mortality ratio in EUR stood at 11.16. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.5% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in EUR peaked at 47.78 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 11.16, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Maternal mortality ratio in EUR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 47.78 | — |
| 1986 | 44.87 | -6.1% |
| 1987 | 42.69 | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 40.45 | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 38.48 | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 35.7 | -7.2% |
| 1991 | 34.21 | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 34.41 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 35.28 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 36.39 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 35.29 | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 32.14 | -8.9% |
| 1997 | 29.5 | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 27.62 | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 26.56 | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 24.92 | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 24.1 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 23.3 | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 22.51 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 21.52 | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 20.7 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 19.22 | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 18.43 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 17.74 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 16.93 | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 16.23 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 15.45 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 14.73 | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 14.14 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 13.86 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 13.45 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 13.06 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 12.43 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 12.34 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 12.17 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 15.32 | +25.9% |
| 2021 | 17.73 | +15.7% |
| 2022 | 14.22 | -19.8% |
| 2023 | 11.16 | -21.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality ratio in EUR 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +25.9% | 12.17 | 15.32 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.85 | 38.48 | 47.78 | 5 |
| 1990s | 32.71 | 26.56 | 36.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.94 | 16.93 | 24.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.79 | 12.17 | 16.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.61 | 11.16 | 17.73 | 4 |
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More health data for EUR
- Pertussis - number of reported cases 52,021 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 85 (2025)
- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 6.52 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 7.7 (2024)
- Number of deaths among adolescents 10,454 (2024)
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 0.7826 (2024)
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 8,827 (2024)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 18.78 (2023)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and 7.6% (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for 229.11 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio in EUR?
- Maternal mortality ratio in EUR was 11.16 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in EUR?
- The highest recorded value was 47.78 in 1985.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in EUR?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.16 in 2023.
- How does EUR rank for maternal mortality ratio?
- EUR ranks 12th out of 13 groups with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in EUR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this EUR data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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