United Kingdom - Number of maternal deaths

Number of maternal deaths in United Kingdom was 52.00 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 84.00 in 2008, while its lowest value was 52.00 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 75.00
2003 77.00
2004 79.00
2005 80.00
2006 81.00
2007 82.00
2008 84.00
2009 81.00
2010 78.00
2011 74.00
2012 67.00
2013 64.00
2014 63.00
2015 60.00
2016 57.00
2017 52.00

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health