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Maternal mortality ratio — Portugal

Maternal mortality ratio in Portugal in 2023 — 15 per 100k. Ranked 57 in the world out of 194. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 25%.

2023 15 per 100k −6.25% vs 2022
World rank 57of 194
Period maximum 20 per 100k1985
Period minimum 8 per 100k2003

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — Portugal, 1985–20235101520198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 20 per 100k1986: 19 per 100k1987: 19 per 100k1988: 18 per 100k1989: 18 per 100k1990: 17 per 100k1991: 17 per 100k1992: 16 per 100k1993: 15 per 100k1994: 13 per 100k1995: 12 per 100k1996: 12 per 100k1997: 12 per 100k1998: 11 per 100k1999: 10 per 100k2000: 9 per 100k2001: 9 per 100k2002: 9 per 100k2003: 8 per 100k2004: 8 per 100k2005: 8 per 100k2006: 8 per 100k2007: 8 per 100k2008: 9 per 100k2009: 9 per 100k2010: 10 per 100k2011: 10 per 100k2012: 10 per 100k2013: 10 per 100k2014: 11 per 100k2015: 11 per 100k2016: 12 per 100k2017: 13 per 100k2018: 14 per 100k2019: 15 per 100k2020: 14 per 100k2021: 19 per 100k2022: 16 per 100k2023: 15 per 100k
Change over the period: −5 (−25%) Average annual rate: -0.75 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Portugal

Portugal 15 per 100k
World 197 per 100k
Europe & Central Asia 11 per 100k
Southern Europe computed 6 per 100k
High-income countries computed 9 per 100k
Maternal mortality ratio — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 15 −1 −6.25%
2022 16 −3 −15.79%
2021 19 +5 +35.71%
2020 14 −1 −6.67%
2019 15 +1 +7.14%
2018 14 +1 +7.69%
2017 13 +1 +8.33%
2016 12 +1 +9.09%
2015 11 +0 +0%
2014 11 +1 +10%
2013 10 +0 +0%
2012 10 +0 +0%
2011 10 +0 +0%
2010 10 +1 +11.11%
2009 9 +0 +0%
2008 9 +1 +12.5%
2007 8 +0 +0%
2006 8 +0 +0%
2005 8 +0 +0%
2004 8 +0 +0%
2003 8 −1 −11.11%
2002 9 +0 +0%
2001 9 +0 +0%
2000 9 −1 −10%
1999 10 −1 −9.09%
1998 11 −1 −8.33%
1997 12 +0 +0%
1996 12 +0 +0%
1995 12 −1 −7.69%
1994 13 −2 −13.33%
1993 15 −1 −6.25%
1992 16 −1 −5.88%
1991 17 +0 +0%
1990 17 −1 −5.56%
1989 18 +0 +0%
1988 18 −1 −5.26%
1987 19 +0 +0%
1986 19 −1 −5%
1985 20 — —

Southern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

HR Croatia 3 MK North Macedonia 3 SI Slovenia 3 ES Spain 3 GR Greece 5 MC Monaco 5 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 IT Italy 6 ME Montenegro 6 AL Albania 7 MT Malta 8 SM San Marino 8 AD Andorra 11 RS Serbia 11 PT Portugal 15
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About the indicator

The number of women who died during pregnancy, childbirth or within 42 days of its end from causes related to pregnancy, per 100,000 live births. The gap between countries exceeds a hundredfold and is almost entirely explained by the availability of skilled attendance at birth and of emergency obstetric care.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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