Estonia vs Montenegro: Maternal mortality ratio
Estonia
5.18 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Montenegro
6.17 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Estonia rank
162nd
Montenegro rank
159th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Estonia
- Montenegro
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 6.17 deaths per 100,000 live births against 5.18 deaths per 100,000 live births in Estonia, a difference of 0.99 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Montenegro's figure about 1.2 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 162nd and Montenegro ranks 159th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 4 and Montenegro in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.12 deaths per 100,000 live births | 9.61 deaths per 100,000 live births | 35.51 deaths per 100,000 live births | Estonia |
| 1990s | 37.16 deaths per 100,000 live births | 10.56 deaths per 100,000 live births | 26.61 deaths per 100,000 live births | Estonia |
| 2000s | 15.53 deaths per 100,000 live births | 9.21 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6.33 deaths per 100,000 live births | Estonia |
| 2010s | 6.49 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6.26 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.2341 deaths per 100,000 live births | Estonia |
| 2020s | 5.18 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6.17 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.9948 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, Estonia or Montenegro?
- Montenegro, at 6.17 deaths per 100,000 live births against 5.18 deaths per 100,000 live births in Estonia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Estonia and Montenegro?
- 0.99 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Montenegro?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Estonia and Montenegro rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Estonia ranks 162nd 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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About this data
The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.