Countries in Europe Ranked by Maternal mortality ratio (2023)

Name: Countries in Europe Ranked by Maternal mortality ratio
Creator: The World Bank
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Maternal mortality ratio: each country's latest value (2018–2023), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Latvia ranks #1 with 19 deaths per 100,000 live births. Moldova is second with 19 deaths per 100,000 live births, 0% behind. The top five are Latvia, Moldova, Portugal, Ukraine and Cyprus. The median across all 43 is 6 deaths per 100,000 live births; Norway is last at 1 deaths per 100,000 live births. Latvia's figure has fallen 53% since 1999 (40 deaths per 100,000 live births to 19 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023).

#1: Latvia · 19 deaths per 100,000 live births
Median: 6 deaths per 100,000 live births
Coverage: 43 countries in Europe
Data year: 2023
Last updated: 2026-11-14

Top 10: Maternal mortality ratio (deaths per 100,000 live births). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Latvia 19; 2. Moldova 19; 3. Portugal 15; 4. Ukraine 15; 5. Cyprus 14; 6. Hungary 12; 7. Romania 12; 8. Andorra 11; 9. Luxembourg 11; 10. Serbia 11.

Maternal mortality ratio over time, top 5 (deaths per 100,000 live births). Latvia: 40 in 1999 to 19 in 2023; Moldova: 43 in 1999 to 19 in 2023; Portugal: 10 in 1999 to 15 in 2023; Ukraine: 34 in 1999 to 15 in 2023; Cyprus: 12 in 1999 to 14 in 2023.

Full ranking

Countries in Europe Ranked by Maternal mortality ratio, 2023
Rank	Country	Maternal mortality ratio (deaths per 100,000 live births)
1	Latvia	19
2	Moldova	19
3	Portugal	15
4	Ukraine	15
5	Cyprus	14
6	Hungary	12
7	Romania	12
8	Andorra	11
9	Luxembourg	11
10	Serbia	11
11	Russian Federation	9
12	Finland	8
13	United Kingdom	8
14	Lithuania	8
15	Malta	8
16	San Marino	8
17	Albania	7
18	France	7
19	Austria	6
20	Bulgaria	6
21	Bosnia and Herzegovina	6
22	Italy	6
23	Montenegro	6
24	Switzerland	5
25	Estonia	5
26	Greece	5
27	Monaco	5
28	Belgium	4
29	Germany	4
30	Denmark	4
31	Ireland	4
32	Netherlands	4
33	Slovak Republic	4
34	Sweden	4
35	Czechia	3
36	Spain	3
37	Croatia	3
38	Iceland	3
39	North Macedonia	3
40	Slovenia	3
41	Poland	2
42	Belarus	1
43	Norway	1

About the top 10

#1 Latvia

Latvia ranks #1 on this list with 19 deaths per 100,000 live births.

Capital: Riga
Continent: Europe
Income group: High income
Population: 1.85 million people (2025)
GDP: US$48.62 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$26,312 (2025)
Life expectancy: 76.4 years (2024)
Urban population: 68.6% of population (2025)

Also ranks #3 in alcohol consumption per capita · #4 in death rate · #6 in female population share.

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#2 Moldova

Moldova ranks #2 on this list with 19 deaths per 100,000 live births.

Capital: Chișinău
Continent: Europe
Income group: Upper middle income
Population: 2.36 million people (2025)
GDP: US$20.35 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$8,622 (2025)
Life expectancy: 71.3 years (2024)
Urban population: 43.7% of population (2025)

Also ranks #1 in real effective exchange rate index · #2 in female population share · #5 in arable land share.

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#3 Portugal

Portugal ranks #3 on this list with 15 deaths per 100,000 live births.

Capital: Lisbon
Continent: Europe
Income group: High income
Population: 10.81 million people (2025)
GDP: US$346.64 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$32,082 (2025)
Life expectancy: 82.4 years (2024)
Urban population: 61.5% of population (2025)

Also ranks #3 in age dependency ratio (old) · #5 in population ages 65+ share · #5 in physicians per 1,000.

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#4 Ukraine

Ukraine ranks #4 on this list with 15 deaths per 100,000 live births.

Capital: Kyiv
Continent: Europe
Income group: Upper middle income
Population: 38.98 million people (2025)
GDP: US$214.23 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$5,866 (2025)
Life expectancy: 74.7 years (2024)
Urban population: 69.6% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa.

Also ranks #1 in net migration · #3 in refugee population by origin · #4 in arable land share.

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#5 Cyprus

Cyprus ranks #5 on this list with 14 deaths per 100,000 live births.

Capital: Nicosia
Continent: Europe
Income group: High income
Population: 1.37 million people (2025)
GDP: US$41.23 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$41,783 (2025)
Life expectancy: 81.8 years (2024)
Urban population: 66.7% of population (2025)

Also ranks #3 in school enrolment (tertiary) · #4 in secure internet servers per million · #4 in immunisation (measles) rate.

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#6 Hungary

Hungary ranks #6 on this list with 12 deaths per 100,000 live births.

Capital: Budapest
Continent: Europe
Income group: High income
Population: 9.51 million people (2025)
GDP: US$246.49 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$25,907 (2025)
Life expectancy: 76.7 years (2024)
Urban population: 70.7% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Budapest.

Also ranks #3 in access to clean water · #5 in immunisation (dpt) rate · #6 in immunisation (measles) rate.

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#7 Romania

Romania ranks #7 on this list with 12 deaths per 100,000 live births.

Capital: Bucharest
Continent: Europe
Income group: High income
Population: 19.02 million people (2025)
GDP: US$428.68 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$22,538 (2025)
Life expectancy: 76.5 years (2024)
Urban population: 52.2% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Bucharest.

Also ranks #1 in alcohol consumption per capita · #8 in hospital beds per 10,000 · #13 in death rate.

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#8 Andorra

Andorra ranks #8 on this list with 11 deaths per 100,000 live births.

Capital: Andorra la Vella
Continent: Europe
Income group: High income
Population: 82,904 people (2025)
GDP: US$4.5 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$54,292 (2025)
Life expectancy: 84.2 years (2024)
Urban population: 88.9% of population (2025)

Also ranks #1 in access to sanitation · #1 in access to clean cooking fuels · #3 in electricity access rate.

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#9 Luxembourg

Luxembourg ranks #9 on this list with 11 deaths per 100,000 live births.

Capital: Luxembourg
Continent: Europe
Income group: High income
Population: 686,970 people (2025)
GDP: US$101.16 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$147,250 (2025)
Life expectancy: 83.2 years (2024)
Urban population: 94.9% of population (2025)

Also ranks #2 in gdp per capita ppp · #2 in trade share of gdp · #3 in gdp per capita.

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#10 Serbia

Serbia ranks #10 on this list with 11 deaths per 100,000 live births.

Capital: Belgrade
Continent: Europe
Income group: Upper middle income
Population: 6.55 million people (2025)
GDP: US$99.95 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$15,262 (2025)
Life expectancy: 76 years (2024)
Urban population: 62.6% of population (2025)

Largest cities: City of Belgrade, Belgrade.

Also ranks #3 in death rate · #4 in smoking prevalence · #13 in age dependency ratio (old).

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Source and method

Maternal mortality ratio: each country's latest value (2018–2023), ranked from highest to lowest.

Source: The World Bank, indicator SH.STA.MMRT. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births): Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO); UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), note: Trends in Maternal Mortality; UN Population Fund (UNFPA), note: Trends in Maternal Mortality.

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.

Summary

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About the top 10

#1 Latvia

#2 Moldova

#3 Portugal

#4 Ukraine

#5 Cyprus

#6 Hungary

#7 Romania

#8 Andorra

#9 Luxembourg

#10 Serbia

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