Israel vs United States of America: Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality

Israel
4.3 Deaths per 1 000 births
in 2024
United States of America
5.4 Deaths per 1 000 births
in 2024
Israel rank
23rd
United States of America rank
20th

Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality over time

  • Israel
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 5.4 Deaths per 1 000 births against 4.3 Deaths per 1 000 births in Israel, a difference of 1.1 Deaths per 1 000 births.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.3 times Israel's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States of America ahead.

Israel ranks 23rd and United States of America ranks 20th of 33 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 19.58 Deaths per 1 000 births 18.45 Deaths per 1 000 births 1.13 Deaths per 1 000 births Israel
1980s 11.99 Deaths per 1 000 births 11.08 Deaths per 1 000 births 0.91 Deaths per 1 000 births Israel
1990s 7.64 Deaths per 1 000 births 7.88 Deaths per 1 000 births 0.24 Deaths per 1 000 births United States of America
2000s 5.79 Deaths per 1 000 births 6.67 Deaths per 1 000 births 0.8778 Deaths per 1 000 births United States of America
2010s 4.88 Deaths per 1 000 births 6.01 Deaths per 1 000 births 1.13 Deaths per 1 000 births United States of America
2020s 4.66 Deaths per 1 000 births 5.5 Deaths per 1 000 births 0.84 Deaths per 1 000 births United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality, Israel or United States of America?
United States of America, at 5.4 Deaths per 1 000 births against 4.3 Deaths per 1 000 births in Israel as of 2024.
What is the difference in maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality between Israel and United States of America?
1.1 Deaths per 1 000 births, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and United States of America?
53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Israel and United States of America rank globally for maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality?
Israel ranks 23rd and United States of America ranks 20th of 33 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality
Unit
Deaths per 1 000 births
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
43 places, 2,306 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset presents time series on infant, neonatal, perinatal and maternal mortality. Data for infant and neonatal mortality are presented either with no minimum threshold of gestation period or birthweight, or following the minimum threshold of 22 weeks (or 500 grams birthweight) Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.