Maternal mortality ratio in Estonia
The maternal mortality ratio in Estonia was 5 per 100,000 live births in 2023.
Estonia, 2023
5
Change from 2022
−2per 100,000 live births
European Union, 2023
5 per 100,000 live births
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
5 per 100,000 live births
Position in 2023
172nd of 194
Maternal mortality ratio in Estonia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Estonia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 per 100,000 live births | 5 per 100,000 live births |
| 2022 | 7 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2021 | 8 per 100,000 live births | 8 per 100,000 live births |
| 2020 | 6 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2019 | 6 per 100,000 live births | 6 per 100,000 live births |
| 2018 | 5 per 100,000 live births | 6 per 100,000 live births |
| 2017 | 5 per 100,000 live births | 6 per 100,000 live births |
| 2016 | 7 per 100,000 live births | 6 per 100,000 live births |
| 2015 | 6 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2014 | 7 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2013 | 6 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2012 | 8 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2011 | 9 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2010 | 8 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2009 | 10 per 100,000 live births | 8 per 100,000 live births |
| 2008 | 11 per 100,000 live births | 8 per 100,000 live births |
| 2007 | 13 per 100,000 live births | 8 per 100,000 live births |
| 2006 | 13 per 100,000 live births | 8 per 100,000 live births |
| 2005 | 15 per 100,000 live births | 8 per 100,000 live births |
| 2004 | 15 per 100,000 live births | 9 per 100,000 live births |
| 2003 | 18 per 100,000 live births | 9 per 100,000 live births |
| 2002 | 22 per 100,000 live births | 9 per 100,000 live births |
| 2001 | 25 per 100,000 live births | 10 per 100,000 live births |
| 2000 | 27 per 100,000 live births | 11 per 100,000 live births |
| 1999 | 28 per 100,000 live births | 11 per 100,000 live births |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2 from 7 per 100,000 live births in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 6 per 100,000 live births, the figure has changed by −1.
- Among the 194 countries with data for 2023, Estonia has the 172nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 5 per 100,000 live births.
More for Estonia
All statistics for Estonia
Under-five mortality rate
2.0 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
79.4 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
1.4 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
413 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
358 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
57.8%
2025 · Eurostat