Iceland vs Israel: Maternal mortality ratio
Iceland
2.65 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Israel
2.84 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Iceland rank
182nd
Israel rank
181st
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Iceland
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 2.84 deaths per 100,000 live births against 2.65 deaths per 100,000 live births in Iceland, a difference of 0.19 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Israel ahead.
Iceland ranks 182nd and Israel ranks 181st of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Israel in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.45 deaths per 100,000 live births | 38.46 deaths per 100,000 live births | 32.01 deaths per 100,000 live births | Israel |
| 1990s | 5.99 deaths per 100,000 live births | 22.81 deaths per 100,000 live births | 16.81 deaths per 100,000 live births | Israel |
| 2000s | 4.06 deaths per 100,000 live births | 4.83 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.7753 deaths per 100,000 live births | Israel |
| 2010s | 3.07 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.84 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.2258 deaths per 100,000 live births | Iceland |
| 2020s | 2.65 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.84 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.1834 deaths per 100,000 live births | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Iceland or Israel?
- Israel, at 2.84 deaths per 100,000 live births against 2.65 deaths per 100,000 live births in Iceland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Iceland and Israel?
- 0.19 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Israel?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Iceland and Israel rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Iceland ranks 182nd and Israel ranks 181st 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.