Number of maternal deaths (Trends) in Euro area
Euro area: Number of maternal deaths (Trends) was 160 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Euro area, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
Euro area recorded 160 for number of maternal deaths in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 30.4% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Euro area peaked at 640 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 160, in 2023.
That places Euro area 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Number of maternal deaths (Trends) in Euro area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 640 | — |
| 1986 | 620 | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 600 | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 590 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 570 | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 560 | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 530 | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 490 | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 460 | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 430 | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 410 | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 380 | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 350 | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 330 | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 320 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 310 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 290 | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 280 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 270 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 260 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 260 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 250 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 250 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 260 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 260 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 250 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 240 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 230 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 220 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 220 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 210 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 210 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 210 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 200 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 190 | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 210 | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 240 | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 230 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 160 | -30.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of maternal deaths (Trends) in Euro area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -30.4% | 230 | 160 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 604 | 570 | 640 | 5 |
| 1990s | 426 | 320 | 560 | 10 |
| 2000s | 269 | 250 | 310 | 10 |
| 2010s | 218 | 190 | 250 | 10 |
| 2020s | 210 | 160 | 240 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More health data for Euro area
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0287 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.1844 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, annual growth rate -0.1458 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Euro area?
- Number of maternal deaths in Euro area was 160 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 640 in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 160 in 2023.
- How does Euro area rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Euro area ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.