What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Japan and Netherlands?

0 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?

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.

Japan vs Netherlands: Maternal mortality ratio

Japan

4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Netherlands

4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Japan rank

173rd

Netherlands rank

174th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Japan
Netherlands

How they compare

Japan currently reports 4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births against 4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births in Netherlands, a difference of 0 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 173rd and Netherlands ranks 174th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1980s	14.44 deaths per 100,000 live births	11.54 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.9 deaths per 100,000 live births	Japan
1990s	10.81 deaths per 100,000 live births	12.02 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.21 deaths per 100,000 live births	Netherlands
2000s	7.11 deaths per 100,000 live births	10.39 deaths per 100,000 live births	3.28 deaths per 100,000 live births	Netherlands
2010s	5.09 deaths per 100,000 live births	5.32 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.2297 deaths per 100,000 live births	Netherlands
2020s	4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births	4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.0032 deaths per 100,000 live births	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Japan or Netherlands?: Japan, at 4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births against 4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births in Netherlands as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Japan and Netherlands?: 0 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Japan ranks 173rd and Netherlands ranks 174th 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.