Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Turkey
Turkey: Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate was 15 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Turkey, 1985–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Turkey is 15, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 28.6% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Turkey peaked at 56 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2023.
Turkey ranks 134th 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.
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 56 | — |
| 1986 | 53 | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 50 | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 47 | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 44 | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 42 | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 41 | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 40 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 39 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 38 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 37 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 36 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 35 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 34 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 32 | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 31 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 21 | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19 | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 21 | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 15 | -28.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 15 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43, 35% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 15 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6, 2.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -28.6% | 21 | 15 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 50 | 44 | 56 | 5 |
| 1990s | 37.6 | 34 | 42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.5 | 23 | 32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.7 | 17 | 23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.75 | 15 | 21 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More gender data for Turkey
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 16,631 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 72,396 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 72,396 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8922 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 508,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 533,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 509,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 534,655 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 511,701 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Turkey?
- Maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Turkey was 15 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 56 in 1985.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2023.
- How does Turkey rank for maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate?
- Turkey ranks 134th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.