Canada vs Serbia: Maternal mortality ratio
Canada
11.01 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Serbia
10.18 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Canada rank
141st
Serbia rank
142nd
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Canada
- Serbia
How they compare
Canada currently reports 11.01 deaths per 100,000 live births against 10.18 deaths per 100,000 live births in Serbia, a difference of 0.83 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Serbia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Serbia ahead.
Canada ranks 141st and Serbia ranks 142nd of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Serbia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.82 deaths per 100,000 live births | 16.27 deaths per 100,000 live births | 9.44 deaths per 100,000 live births | Serbia |
| 1990s | 7.72 deaths per 100,000 live births | 16.05 deaths per 100,000 live births | 8.33 deaths per 100,000 live births | Serbia |
| 2000s | 10.9 deaths per 100,000 live births | 15.42 deaths per 100,000 live births | 4.52 deaths per 100,000 live births | Serbia |
| 2010s | 11.77 deaths per 100,000 live births | 12.61 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.8338 deaths per 100,000 live births | Serbia |
| 2020s | 11.01 deaths per 100,000 live births | 10.18 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.8316 deaths per 100,000 live births | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Canada or Serbia?
- Canada, at 11.01 deaths per 100,000 live births against 10.18 deaths per 100,000 live births in Serbia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Canada and Serbia?
- 0.83 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Serbia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Canada and Serbia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Canada ranks 141st and Serbia ranks 142nd 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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About this data
The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.