Italy - Number of maternal deaths

Number of maternal deaths in Italy was 7.00 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 19.00 in 2000, while its lowest value was 7.00 in 2017.

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

See also:

Year Value
2000 19.00
2001 18.00
2002 17.00
2003 17.00
2004 16.00
2005 15.00
2006 14.00
2007 14.00
2008 13.00
2009 13.00
2010 12.00
2011 11.00
2012 11.00
2013 10.00
2014 9.00
2015 9.00
2016 8.00
2017 7.00

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health