What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Italy and Slovenia?

0.06 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Italy ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Slovenia?

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.

Italy vs Slovenia: Maternal mortality ratio

Italy

4.59 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Slovenia

4.53 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Italy rank

169th

Slovenia rank

170th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Italy
Slovenia

How they compare

Italy currently reports 4.59 deaths per 100,000 live births against 4.53 deaths per 100,000 live births in Slovenia, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 169th and Slovenia ranks 170th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Slovenia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Slovenia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	17.62 deaths per 100,000 live births	15.33 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.29 deaths per 100,000 live births	Italy
1990s	13.84 deaths per 100,000 live births	12.78 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.06 deaths per 100,000 live births	Italy
2000s	8.17 deaths per 100,000 live births	8.42 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.2516 deaths per 100,000 live births	Slovenia
2010s	6.24 deaths per 100,000 live births	5.03 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.21 deaths per 100,000 live births	Italy
2020s	4.59 deaths per 100,000 live births	4.53 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.0578 deaths per 100,000 live births	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Italy or Slovenia?: Italy, at 4.59 deaths per 100,000 live births against 4.53 deaths per 100,000 live births in Slovenia as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Italy and Slovenia?: 0.06 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Slovenia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Italy and Slovenia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Italy ranks 169th and Slovenia ranks 170th 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.