Maternal mortality ratio in Türkiye
The maternal mortality ratio in Türkiye was 15 per 100,000 live births in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1985.
Türkiye, 2023
15
Change from 2022
−6per 100,000 live births
World, 2023
197 per 100,000 live births
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
5 per 100,000 live births
Position in 2023
137th of 194
Maternal mortality ratio in Türkiye 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 | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15 per 100,000 live births | 197 per 100,000 live births |
| 2022 | 21 per 100,000 live births | 203 per 100,000 live births |
| 2021 | 20 per 100,000 live births | 242 per 100,000 live births |
| 2020 | 19 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2019 | 17 per 100,000 live births | 207 per 100,000 live births |
| 2018 | 17 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2017 | 18 per 100,000 live births | 215 per 100,000 live births |
| 2016 | 19 per 100,000 live births | 220 per 100,000 live births |
| 2015 | 19 per 100,000 live births | 228 per 100,000 live births |
| 2014 | 20 per 100,000 live births | 231 per 100,000 live births |
| 2013 | 20 per 100,000 live births | 235 per 100,000 live births |
| 2012 | 21 per 100,000 live births | 239 per 100,000 live births |
| 2011 | 23 per 100,000 live births | 247 per 100,000 live births |
| 2010 | 23 per 100,000 live births | 253 per 100,000 live births |
| 2009 | 23 per 100,000 live births | 258 per 100,000 live births |
| 2008 | 24 per 100,000 live births | 264 per 100,000 live births |
| 2007 | 25 per 100,000 live births | 269 per 100,000 live births |
| 2006 | 26 per 100,000 live births | 276 per 100,000 live births |
| 2005 | 27 per 100,000 live births | 283 per 100,000 live births |
| 2004 | 28 per 100,000 live births | 291 per 100,000 live births |
| 2003 | 29 per 100,000 live births | 301 per 100,000 live births |
| 2002 | 30 per 100,000 live births | 311 per 100,000 live births |
| 2001 | 31 per 100,000 live births | 321 per 100,000 live births |
| 2000 | 32 per 100,000 live births | 328 per 100,000 live births |
| 1999 | 34 per 100,000 live births | 340 per 100,000 live births |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −6 from 21 per 100,000 live births in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 20 per 100,000 live births, the figure has changed by −5.
- Among the 194 countries with data for 2023, Türkiye has the 137th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 197 per 100,000 live births.
More for Türkiye
All statistics for Türkiye
Under-five mortality rate
9.6 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
79.0b (Break in time series) years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
9.0 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
314 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
62.3%
2025 · Eurostat
Life expectancy at age 65
18.4b (Break in time series) years
2024 · Eurostat