What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Australia and Israel?

0.1 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Australia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Israel?

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 Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Israel: Maternal mortality ratio

Australia

2.94 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Israel

2.84 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Australia rank

179th

Israel rank

181st

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Australia
Israel

How they compare

Australia currently reports 2.94 deaths per 100,000 live births against 2.84 deaths per 100,000 live births in Israel, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Israel ahead.

Australia ranks 179th and Israel ranks 181st of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Israel in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Israel	Difference	Ahead
1980s	8.34 deaths per 100,000 live births	38.46 deaths per 100,000 live births	30.13 deaths per 100,000 live births	Israel
1990s	8.25 deaths per 100,000 live births	22.81 deaths per 100,000 live births	14.55 deaths per 100,000 live births	Israel
2000s	5.34 deaths per 100,000 live births	4.83 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.508 deaths per 100,000 live births	Australia
2010s	5.33 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.84 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.49 deaths per 100,000 live births	Australia
2020s	2.94 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.84 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.1037 deaths per 100,000 live births	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Australia or Israel?: Australia, at 2.94 deaths per 100,000 live births against 2.84 deaths per 100,000 live births in Israel as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Australia and Israel?: 0.1 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Israel?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Australia and Israel rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Australia ranks 179th and Israel ranks 181st of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Maternal mortality ratio
Unit: deaths per 100,000 live births
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

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.