Number of maternal deaths in Montenegro
Montenegro: Number of maternal deaths was 0 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Montenegro, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
In 2023, number of maternal deaths in Montenegro stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Montenegro peaked at 1 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2016.
That places Montenegro 183rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.75 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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More health data for Montenegro
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 4,141 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 4,262 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 4,080 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 18.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 397,715 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 195,825 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 3,778 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 4,157 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Montenegro?
- Number of maternal deaths in Montenegro was 0 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2016.
- How does Montenegro rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Montenegro ranks 183rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.