Maternal mortality ratio in Portugal
The maternal mortality ratio in Portugal was 15 per 100,000 live births in 2023.
Portugal, 2023
15
Change from 2022
−1per 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
136th of 194
Maternal mortality ratio in Portugal 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 | Portugal | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15 per 100,000 live births | 5 per 100,000 live births |
| 2022 | 16 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2021 | 19 per 100,000 live births | 8 per 100,000 live births |
| 2020 | 14 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2019 | 15 per 100,000 live births | 6 per 100,000 live births |
| 2018 | 14 per 100,000 live births | 6 per 100,000 live births |
| 2017 | 13 per 100,000 live births | 6 per 100,000 live births |
| 2016 | 12 per 100,000 live births | 6 per 100,000 live births |
| 2015 | 11 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2014 | 11 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2013 | 10 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2012 | 10 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2011 | 10 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2010 | 10 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2009 | 9 per 100,000 live births | 8 per 100,000 live births |
| 2008 | 9 per 100,000 live births | 8 per 100,000 live births |
| 2007 | 8 per 100,000 live births | 8 per 100,000 live births |
| 2006 | 8 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 | 9 per 100,000 live births | 9 per 100,000 live births |
| 2001 | 9 per 100,000 live births | 10 per 100,000 live births |
| 2000 | 9 per 100,000 live births | 11 per 100,000 live births |
| 1999 | 10 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 −1 from 16 per 100,000 live births in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 10 per 100,000 live births, the figure has changed by +5.
- Among the 194 countries with data for 2023, Portugal has the 136th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 5 per 100,000 live births.
More for Portugal
All statistics for Portugal
Under-five mortality rate
3.2 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
82.5 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.0 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
331 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
431 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
52.6%
2025 · Eurostat