Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1985–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 0.0001 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.9% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0035 units per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -86.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -16.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -86.3% | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 34 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0052 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Dominican Republic 0.0052 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Philippines 0.005 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Chad 0.0048 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Zimbabwe 0.0047 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.0043 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Singapore 0.0042 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.039 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0378 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0035 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of maternal deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of maternal deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of maternal deaths Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Number of maternal deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.