Maternal mortality ratio in Italy
Italy: Maternal mortality ratio was 6.48 per 100,000 live births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality ratio in Italy, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality ratio in Italy is 6.48 per 100,000 live births, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 33.8% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in Italy peaked at 10.62 per 100,000 live births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.48 per 100,000 live births, in 2023.
Italy ranks 162nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.47 per 100,000 live births | 7.34 per 100,000 live births | 10.62 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.79 per 100,000 live births | 7.25 per 100,000 live births | 8.16 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.82 per 100,000 live births | 6.48 per 100,000 live births | 9.79 per 100,000 live births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 159 France 7.3 per 100,000 live births compare
- 160 New Zealand 7.03 per 100,000 live births compare
- 161 Albania 6.87 per 100,000 live births compare
- 163 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.17 per 100,000 live births compare
- 164 Singapore 6.12 per 100,000 live births compare
- 165 Austria 6.1 per 100,000 live births compare
More health data for Italy
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,408 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 80 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 325,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 297,265 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 321,760 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 297,984 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 314,999 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 295,394 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio in Italy?
- Maternal mortality ratio in Italy was 6.48 per 100,000 live births in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 10.62 per 100,000 live births in 2000.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.48 per 100,000 live births in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for maternal mortality ratio?
- Italy ranks 162nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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