Number of maternal deaths in Belgium
Belgium: Number of maternal deaths was 4 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Belgium, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of maternal deaths in Belgium is 4, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 66.7% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Belgium peaked at 12 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 141st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.2 | 10 | 11 | 5 |
| 1990s | 10.2 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.2 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5 | 4 | 12 | 4 |
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More health data for Belgium
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 71,068 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 7.56 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 64.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 3.81 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 71,504 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 68,255 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 70,029 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 68,902 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 67,114 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Belgium?
- Number of maternal deaths in Belgium was 4 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Belgium ranks 141st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.