What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Belgium and Ireland?

0.22 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Ireland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?

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.

Belgium vs Ireland: Maternal mortality ratio

Belgium

4.76 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Ireland

4.98 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Belgium rank

167th

Ireland rank

164th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Belgium
Ireland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 4.98 deaths per 100,000 live births against 4.76 deaths per 100,000 live births in Belgium, a difference of 0.22 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Ireland ahead.

Belgium ranks 167th and Ireland ranks 164th of 185 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1980s	8.1 deaths per 100,000 live births	10.18 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.08 deaths per 100,000 live births	Ireland
1990s	8.33 deaths per 100,000 live births	9.75 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.42 deaths per 100,000 live births	Ireland
2000s	7.06 deaths per 100,000 live births	8.19 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.13 deaths per 100,000 live births	Ireland
2010s	5.23 deaths per 100,000 live births	6.21 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.9755 deaths per 100,000 live births	Ireland
2020s	4.76 deaths per 100,000 live births	4.98 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.2281 deaths per 100,000 live births	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Belgium or Ireland?: Ireland, at 4.98 deaths per 100,000 live births against 4.76 deaths per 100,000 live births in Belgium as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Belgium and Ireland?: 0.22 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Belgium ranks 167th and Ireland ranks 164th 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.