Number of maternal deaths (Trends) in Turkey
Turkey: Number of maternal deaths (Trends) was 160 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Turkey, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of maternal deaths in Turkey is 160, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.4% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Turkey peaked at 840 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 160, in 2023.
That places Turkey 72nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 840 | — |
| 1986 | 790 | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 750 | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 700 | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 660 | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 600 | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 570 | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 560 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 560 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 550 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 540 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 530 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 520 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 500 | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 450 | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 420 | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 390 | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 370 | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 360 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 350 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 340 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 320 | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 310 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 300 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 290 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 290 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 280 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 260 | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 270 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 270 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 270 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 250 | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 240 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 220 | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 230 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 230 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 230 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 160 | -30.4% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 160 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36, 4.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 160 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4, 40.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of maternal deaths (Trends) in Turkey 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 | 748 | 660 | 840 | 5 |
| 1990s | 543 | 500 | 600 | 10 |
| 2000s | 361 | 300 | 450 | 10 |
| 2010s | 264 | 220 | 290 | 10 |
| 2020s | 212.5 | 160 | 230 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More health data for Turkey
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5275 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 858 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0312 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Turkey?
- Number of maternal deaths in Turkey was 160 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 840 in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 160 in 2023.
- How does Turkey rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Turkey ranks 72nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey 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.