Germany - 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

See also:

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

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health