Maternal mortality ratio in Italy

The maternal mortality ratio in Italy was 6 per 100,000 live births in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1985.

Measure: Maternal mortality ratio Unit: Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births Data: 1985 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Italy, 2023 6 Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
Change from 2022 −4per 100,000 live births 2022: 10 per 100,000 live births
European Union, 2023 5 per 100,000 live births Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 5 per 100,000 live births Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2023 162nd of 194 See the full ranking

Maternal mortality ratio in Italy over time

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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.

Maternal mortality ratio (maternal deaths per 100,000 live births), 1999 to 2023
Period ItalyEuropean Union
2023 6 per 100,000 live births 5 per 100,000 live births
2022 10 per 100,000 live births 7 per 100,000 live births
2021 7 per 100,000 live births 8 per 100,000 live births
2020 8 per 100,000 live births 7 per 100,000 live births
2019 7 per 100,000 live births 6 per 100,000 live births
2018 7 per 100,000 live births 6 per 100,000 live births
2017 8 per 100,000 live births 6 per 100,000 live births
2016 8 per 100,000 live births 6 per 100,000 live births
2015 8 per 100,000 live births 7 per 100,000 live births
2014 8 per 100,000 live births 7 per 100,000 live births
2013 8 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 8 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 8 per 100,000 live births 8 per 100,000 live births
2008 7 per 100,000 live births 8 per 100,000 live births
2007 7 per 100,000 live births 8 per 100,000 live births
2006 7 per 100,000 live births 8 per 100,000 live births
2005 8 per 100,000 live births 8 per 100,000 live births
2004 8 per 100,000 live births 9 per 100,000 live births
2003 8 per 100,000 live births 9 per 100,000 live births
2002 10 per 100,000 live births 9 per 100,000 live births
2001 10 per 100,000 live births 10 per 100,000 live births
2000 11 per 100,000 live births 11 per 100,000 live births
1999 11 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 −4 from 10 per 100,000 live births in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 8 per 100,000 live births, the figure has changed by −2.
  • Among the 194 countries with data for 2023, Italy has the 162nd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 5 per 100,000 live births.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and UN Population Division (MMEIG)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.MMRT · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1985 to 2023 for Italy
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and UN Population Division (MMEIG)