Germany - Maternal mortality
Number of maternal deaths
Number of maternal deaths in Germany was 53.00 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 53.00 in 2017, while its lowest value was 36.00 in 2014.
Definition: 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.
Source: WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and the United Nations Population Division. Trends in Maternal Mortality: 2000 to 2017. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2019
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.00 |
| 2001 | 50.00 |
| 2002 | 49.00 |
| 2003 | 46.00 |
| 2004 | 43.00 |
| 2005 | 42.00 |
| 2006 | 40.00 |
| 2007 | 39.00 |
| 2008 | 39.00 |
| 2009 | 39.00 |
| 2010 | 38.00 |
| 2011 | 38.00 |
| 2012 | 37.00 |
| 2013 | 37.00 |
| 2014 | 36.00 |
| 2015 | 38.00 |
| 2016 | 37.00 |
| 2017 | 53.00 |
Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country)
The value for Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) in Germany was 9,400 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 17 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14,100 in 2012 and a minimum value of 9,400 in 2017.
Definition: Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.
Source: WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and the United Nations Population Division. Trends in Maternal Mortality: 2000 to 2017. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2019
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 10,500 |
| 2001 | 11,200 |
| 2002 | 11,600 |
| 2003 | 12,200 |
| 2004 | 12,900 |
| 2005 | 13,200 |
| 2006 | 13,700 |
| 2007 | 14,000 |
| 2008 | 13,900 |
| 2009 | 13,700 |
| 2010 | 13,800 |
| 2011 | 13,800 |
| 2012 | 14,100 |
| 2013 | 13,700 |
| 2014 | 14,000 |
| 2015 | 13,200 |
| 2016 | 13,500 |
| 2017 | 9,400 |
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%)
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) in Germany was 0.011 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 0.011 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.007 in 2012.
Definition: Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.
Source: WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and the United Nations Population Division. Trends in Maternal Mortality: 2000 to 2017. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2019
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.010 |
| 2001 | 0.009 |
| 2002 | 0.009 |
| 2003 | 0.008 |
| 2004 | 0.008 |
| 2005 | 0.008 |
| 2006 | 0.007 |
| 2007 | 0.007 |
| 2008 | 0.007 |
| 2009 | 0.007 |
| 2010 | 0.007 |
| 2011 | 0.007 |
| 2012 | 0.007 |
| 2013 | 0.007 |
| 2014 | 0.007 |
| 2015 | 0.008 |
| 2016 | 0.007 |
| 2017 | 0.011 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Reproductive health
