Number of maternal deaths in Italy
Italy: Number of maternal deaths was 25 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Italy, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
In 2023, number of maternal deaths in Italy stood at 25. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 35.9% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Italy peaked at 130 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 25, in 2023.
Italy ranks 107th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Number of maternal deaths in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 130 | — |
| 1986 | 120 | -7.7% |
| 1987 | 120 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 120 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 110 | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 100 | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 97 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 89 | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 83 | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 79 | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 76 | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 68 | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 65 | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 59 | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 57 | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 54 | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 52 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 43 | -17.3% |
| 2004 | 46 | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 44 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 42 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 41 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 42 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 44 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 41 | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 39 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 38 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 36 | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 35 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 33 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 30 | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 31 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 39 | +30.0% |
| 2023 | 25 | -35.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 120 | 110 | 130 | 5 |
| 1990s | 81.6 | 59 | 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.5 | 41 | 57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.4 | 30 | 44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.25 | 25 | 39 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Italy?
- Number of maternal deaths in Italy was 25 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 130 in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Italy ranks 107th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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.