What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Bulgaria and Switzerland?

0.29 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Switzerland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Switzerland?

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.

Bulgaria vs Switzerland: Maternal mortality ratio

Bulgaria

7.09 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Switzerland

7.38 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Bulgaria rank

156th

Switzerland rank

154th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Bulgaria
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 7.38 deaths per 100,000 live births against 7.09 deaths per 100,000 live births in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.29 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Bulgaria ranks 156th and Switzerland ranks 154th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1980s	23.67 deaths per 100,000 live births	10.61 deaths per 100,000 live births	13.06 deaths per 100,000 live births	Bulgaria
1990s	23.61 deaths per 100,000 live births	9.76 deaths per 100,000 live births	13.86 deaths per 100,000 live births	Bulgaria
2000s	14.83 deaths per 100,000 live births	8.62 deaths per 100,000 live births	6.21 deaths per 100,000 live births	Bulgaria
2010s	7.65 deaths per 100,000 live births	7.28 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.3774 deaths per 100,000 live births	Bulgaria
2020s	7.09 deaths per 100,000 live births	7.38 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.2927 deaths per 100,000 live births	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Bulgaria or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 7.38 deaths per 100,000 live births against 7.09 deaths per 100,000 live births in Bulgaria as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Bulgaria and Switzerland?: 0.29 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Switzerland?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Bulgaria and Switzerland rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Bulgaria ranks 156th and Switzerland ranks 154th 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.