Maternal mortality ratio in Bulgaria

Maternal mortality ratio in Bulgaria was 6 per 100,000 live births in 2023, according to World Health Organization. That is down 4.1 from 2022. That is the 13th highest of 27 EU countries in 2023.

2023, per 100,000 live births6
Change on 2022-4.1
Rank13th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high271990
Series low62023

Maternal mortality ratio in Bulgaria, 1985 to 2023

5101520253019851991199720032009201520231985: 26 per 100,000 live births1986: 25 per 100,000 live births1987: 25 per 100,000 live births1988: 26 per 100,000 live births1989: 25 per 100,000 live births1990: 27 per 100,000 live births1991: 25 per 100,000 live births1992: 25 per 100,000 live births1993: 23 per 100,000 live births1994: 25 per 100,000 live births1995: 23 per 100,000 live births1996: 22 per 100,000 live births1997: 23 per 100,000 live births1998: 20 per 100,000 live births1999: 20 per 100,000 live births2000: 19 per 100,000 live births2001: 17 per 100,000 live births2002: 15 per 100,000 live births2003: 14 per 100,000 live births2004: 14 per 100,000 live births2005: 13 per 100,000 live births2006: 12 per 100,000 live births2007: 11 per 100,000 live births2008: 10 per 100,000 live births2009: 9 per 100,000 live births2010: 9 per 100,000 live births2011: 8 per 100,000 live births2012: 7 per 100,000 live births2013: 7 per 100,000 live births2014: 7 per 100,000 live births2015: 7 per 100,000 live births2016: 7 per 100,000 live births2017: 7 per 100,000 live births2018: 7 per 100,000 live births2019: 6 per 100,000 live births2020: 9 per 100,000 live births2021: 9 per 100,000 live births2022: 10 per 100,000 live births2023: 6 per 100,000 live births
per 100,000 live births. Source: World Health Organization, Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) (MDG_0000000026). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-18.
All 39 values
Periodper 100,000 live births
20236
202210
20219
20209
20196
20187
20177
20167
20157
20147
20137
20127
20118
20109
20099
200810
200711
200612
200513
200414
200314
200215
200117
200019
199920
199820
199723
199622
199523
199425
199323
199225
199125
199027
198925
198826
198725
198625
198526

Rankings

Definition

Deaths of women from causes related to pregnancy or its management, during pregnancy or within 42 days of its end, per 100,000 live births in the year (SDG indicator 3.1.1). Accidental and incidental causes are excluded. Estimates of the UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and UN DESA), published by WHO.

Modelled estimates that adjust registered deaths for misclassification and under-reporting, so they differ from national vital statistics, often by a wide margin. Values are served with every decimal WHO publishes. WHO revises these series, past years included, when new national reports or estimates come in, so values can change between retrievals.

How to cite

World Health Organization, data.who.int. Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) (MDG_0000000026) [Indicator]. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/C071DCB/AC597B1 (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values. WHO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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What is the maternal mortality ratio in Bulgaria?

Maternal mortality ratio in Bulgaria was 6 per 100,000 live births in 2023, according to World Health Organization. That is down 4.1 from 2022. That is the 13th highest of 27 EU countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

World Health Organization. Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) (MDG_0000000026). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest maternal mortality ratio in Bulgaria?

27 per 100,000 live births in 1990, the highest value since 1985 in this series.

Maternal mortality ratio elsewhere in European Union (27)

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