Maternal mortality ratio (modelled estimate) in Europe

42 countries in Europe, 2023. Unit: per 100,000 live births. World ranking →

First in the ranking
1 /100k
Belarus
Median country
6 /100k
half above, half below
World total
197 /100k
World Bank aggregate
Range
1 to 19
Belarus - Latvia

How to read it

Across 42 countries in Europe, the highest value is in Latvia (19 /100k) and the lowest in Belarus (1 /100k).

The median country is at 6 /100k: half are above, half below.

Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die from pregnancy-related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of pregnancy termination per 100,000 live births. The data are estimated with a regression model using information on the proportion of maternal deaths among non-AIDS deaths in women ages 15-49, fertility, birth attendants, and GDP measured using purchasing power parities (PPPs).

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Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: https://www.who.int/news/item/23-02-2023-a-woman-dies-every-two-minutes-due-to-pregnancy-or-… · via World Bank WDI (SH.STA.MMRT) · licence

Maternal mortality over time

/100k

Ranking of countries

2023
In chart Share of the highest value
1Belarus1
2Norway1
3Poland2
4Czechia3
5Spain3
6Croatia3
7Iceland3
8North Macedonia3
9Slovenia3
10Belgium4
11Germany4
12Denmark4
13Ireland4
14Netherlands4
15Slovakia4
16Sweden4
17Switzerland5
18Estonia5
19Greece5
20Monaco5
21Austria6
22Bulgaria6
23Bosnia and Herzegovina6
24Italy6
25Montenegro6
26Albania7
27France7
28Finland8
29United Kingdom8
30Lithuania8
31Malta8
32San Marino8
33Russia9
34Andorra11
35Luxembourg11
36Serbia11
37Hungary12
38Romania12
39Portugal15
40Ukraine15
41Latvia19
42Moldova19
World Bank, WDI · SH.STA.MMRT · 2023 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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