Belgium vs Ireland: Maternal mortality, gaps filled
Belgium
4.76
in 2020
Ireland
4.98
in 2020
Belgium rank
170th
Ireland rank
167th
Maternal mortality, gaps filled over time
- Belgium
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 4.98 against 4.76 in Belgium, a difference of 0.22.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 117 shared years of data; in 1875 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 170th and Ireland ranks 167th of 189 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and Ireland in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 836.38 | 660 | 176.38 | Belgium |
| 1880s | 777.16 | 710 | 67.16 | Belgium |
| 1890s | 462.08 | 660 | 197.92 | Ireland |
| 1900s | 542.45 | 563.44 | 20.99 | Ireland |
| 1910s | 584.14 | 528.75 | 55.39 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 575.16 | 482 | 93.16 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 458.62 | 432.3 | 26.32 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 312.07 | 236.3 | 75.77 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 85.09 | 115.58 | 30.49 | Ireland |
| 1960s | 28.1 | 37.63 | 9.53 | Ireland |
| 1970s | 13.51 | 19.32 | 5.81 | Ireland |
| 1980s | 7.72 | 8.56 | 0.8419 | Ireland |
| 1990s | 8.33 | 9.75 | 1.42 | Ireland |
| 2000s | 7.06 | 8.19 | 1.13 | Ireland |
| 2010s | 5.23 | 6.21 | 0.9755 | Ireland |
| 2020s | 4.76 | 4.98 | 0.2281 | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality, gaps filled, Belgium or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 4.98 against 4.76 in Belgium as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality, gaps filled between Belgium and Ireland?
- 0.22, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
- 117 years are reported by both, from 1875 to 2020.
- How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
- Belgium ranks 170th and Ireland ranks 167th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.