Israel vs Norway: Maternal mortality ratio
Israel
2.84 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Norway
1.66 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Israel rank
181st
Norway rank
184th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Israel
- Norway
How they compare
Israel currently reports 2.84 deaths per 100,000 live births against 1.66 deaths per 100,000 live births in Norway, a difference of 1.18 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.7 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 181st and Norway ranks 184th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.46 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6.93 deaths per 100,000 live births | 31.54 deaths per 100,000 live births | Israel |
| 1990s | 22.81 deaths per 100,000 live births | 5.9 deaths per 100,000 live births | 16.91 deaths per 100,000 live births | Israel |
| 2000s | 4.83 deaths per 100,000 live births | 5.14 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.3035 deaths per 100,000 live births | Norway |
| 2010s | 2.84 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.75 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.0926 deaths per 100,000 live births | Israel |
| 2020s | 2.84 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.66 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.17 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, Israel or Norway?
- Israel, at 2.84 deaths per 100,000 live births against 1.66 deaths per 100,000 live births in Norway as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Israel and Norway?
- 1.18 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Norway?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Israel and Norway rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Israel ranks 181st and Norway ranks 184th 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.