What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Austria and Montenegro?

0.94 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Montenegro ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Montenegro?

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.

Austria vs Montenegro: Maternal mortality ratio

Austria

5.23 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Montenegro

6.17 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Austria rank

161st

Montenegro rank

159th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Austria
Montenegro

How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 6.17 deaths per 100,000 live births against 5.23 deaths per 100,000 live births in Austria, a difference of 0.94 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Montenegro's figure about 1.2 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Montenegro ahead.

Austria ranks 161st and Montenegro ranks 159th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Montenegro in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Montenegro	Difference	Ahead
1980s	9.81 deaths per 100,000 live births	9.61 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.2046 deaths per 100,000 live births	Austria
1990s	7.39 deaths per 100,000 live births	10.56 deaths per 100,000 live births	3.16 deaths per 100,000 live births	Montenegro
2000s	5.9 deaths per 100,000 live births	9.21 deaths per 100,000 live births	3.31 deaths per 100,000 live births	Montenegro
2010s	5.69 deaths per 100,000 live births	6.26 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.5706 deaths per 100,000 live births	Montenegro
2020s	5.23 deaths per 100,000 live births	6.17 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.946 deaths per 100,000 live births	Montenegro

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Austria or Montenegro?: Montenegro, at 6.17 deaths per 100,000 live births against 5.23 deaths per 100,000 live births in Austria as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Austria and Montenegro?: 0.94 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Montenegro ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Montenegro?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Austria and Montenegro rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Austria ranks 161st and Montenegro ranks 159th 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.