What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia?

0.09 deaths, with Croatia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia?

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Croatia: Number of maternal deaths

Bosnia and Herzegovina

1.64 deaths

in 2020

Croatia

1.73 deaths

in 2020

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

169th

Croatia rank

168th

Number of maternal deaths over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 1.73 deaths against 1.64 deaths in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.09 deaths.

That makes Croatia's figure about 1.1 times Bosnia and Herzegovina's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 169th and Croatia ranks 168th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 3 and Croatia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Croatia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	28.99 deaths	7.14 deaths	21.85 deaths	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s	13.87 deaths	5.9 deaths	7.97 deaths	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s	4.65 deaths	4.27 deaths	0.3789 deaths	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s	2.23 deaths	2.37 deaths	0.1364 deaths	Croatia
2020s	1.64 deaths	1.73 deaths	0.0902 deaths	Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Croatia?: Croatia, at 1.73 deaths against 1.64 deaths in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia?: 0.09 deaths, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 169th and Croatia ranks 168th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Number of maternal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.