Number of maternal deaths (Trends) in Spain
Spain: Number of maternal deaths (Trends) was 9 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Spain, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
Spain recorded 9 for number of maternal deaths in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 30.8% on the previous year and down 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Spain peaked at 30 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2023.
Spain ranks 119th 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 (Trends) in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 30 | — |
| 1986 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 24 | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 18 | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 18 | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 21 | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 22 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 19 | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 16 | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 15 | +36.4% |
| 2021 | 12 | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 9 | -30.8% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.5, 2.6× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Spain's 9 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4, 2.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of maternal deaths (Trends) in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +36.4% | 11 | 15 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.6 | 27 | 30 | 5 |
| 1990s | 21.5 | 17 | 26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.3 | 19 | 22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3 | 11 | 19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.25 | 9 | 15 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Spain?
- Number of maternal deaths in Spain was 9 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 30 in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Spain ranks 119th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.