France - Number of maternal deaths

Number of maternal deaths in France was 56.00 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 76.00 in 2009, while its lowest value was 56.00 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 73.00
2001 73.00
2002 73.00
2003 73.00
2004 71.00
2005 72.00
2006 72.00
2007 72.00
2008 75.00
2009 76.00
2010 74.00
2011 73.00
2012 70.00
2013 67.00
2014 65.00
2015 62.00
2016 60.00
2017 56.00

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health