Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre was 0 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1985–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 0 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.4% on the previous year and down 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.0039 units per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 45th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -93.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0 units per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 0 units per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 0 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 0 units per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 2023 | 0 units per square kilometre | -19.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 | -93.7% | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | 0.003 units per square kilometre | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 42 Palestine, State of 0.004 units per square kilometre compare
- 43 Jamaica 0.004 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Timor-Leste 0.004 units per square kilometre compare
- 45 Kenya 0.0038 units per square kilometre compare
- 46 Bahrain 0.0037 units per square kilometre compare
- 47 Kiribati 0.0037 units per square kilometre compare
- 48 South Sudan 0.0036 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0402 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 -0.0639 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0397 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 -0.1882 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.035 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0039 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.