Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Montenegro
Montenegro: Maternal mortality ratio who gho was 5.83 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Montenegro, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality ratio who gho in Montenegro is 5.83, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 55.3% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio who gho in Montenegro peaked at 14.74 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.83, in 2023.
Montenegro ranks 166th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 11.22 | — |
| 1986 | 10.65 | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 10.41 | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 10.5 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 10.27 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 10.4 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 10.62 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 10.89 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 10.87 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 11.24 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 11.47 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 11.81 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 11.91 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 11.66 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 11.68 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 11.33 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 10.86 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 10.16 | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 10.01 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 9.27 | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 8.39 | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 8.03 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 7.99 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 7.67 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 7.55 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 7.39 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 7.22 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 6.97 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 7.07 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 6.78 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 6.95 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 6.03 | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 7.39 | +22.6% |
| 2018 | 6.76 | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 6.37 | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 14.74 | +131.3% |
| 2021 | 14.64 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 13.05 | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 5.83 | -55.3% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 5.83 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.03, 14% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 5.83 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.48, 90% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Montenegro 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 | +131.3% | 6.37 | 14.74 |
| 2023 | -55.3% | 13.05 | 5.83 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.61 | 10.27 | 11.22 | 5 |
| 1990s | 11.26 | 10.4 | 11.91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.13 | 7.55 | 11.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.89 | 6.03 | 7.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.07 | 5.83 | 14.74 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More health data for Montenegro
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1184 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.07 % 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 0.0271 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.97 % 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 0.0291 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio who gho in Montenegro?
- Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Montenegro was 5.83 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio who gho recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 14.74 in 2020.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio who gho recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.83 in 2023.
- How does Montenegro rank for maternal mortality ratio who gho?
- Montenegro ranks 166th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio who gho rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. 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 mortality ratio who gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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