Number of maternal deaths in Spain
Spain: Number of maternal deaths was 9 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Spain, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
Spain recorded 9 for number of maternal deaths in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 30.8% on the previous year and down 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Spain peaked at 30 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2023.
Spain ranks 119th 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 | 28.6 | 27 | 30 | 5 |
| 1990s | 21.5 | 17 | 26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.3 | 19 | 22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3 | 11 | 19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.25 | 9 | 15 | 4 |
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More health data for Spain
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 223,626 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 243,150 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 252,854 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 238,344 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 247,009 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 232,525 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 237,061 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 231,084 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 67.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 32.45 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Spain?
- Number of maternal deaths in Spain was 9 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 30 in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Spain ranks 119th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.