What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between North Macedonia and Spain?

0.4 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Spain ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Spain?

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.

North Macedonia vs Spain: Maternal mortality ratio

North Macedonia

3.04 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Spain

3.44 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

North Macedonia rank

178th

Spain rank

175th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

North Macedonia
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 3.44 deaths per 100,000 live births against 3.04 deaths per 100,000 live births in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.4 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times North Macedonia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was North Macedonia ahead.

North Macedonia ranks 178th and Spain ranks 175th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, North Macedonia averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Macedonia	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1980s	17 deaths per 100,000 live births	6.05 deaths per 100,000 live births	10.95 deaths per 100,000 live births	North Macedonia
1990s	15.01 deaths per 100,000 live births	5.8 deaths per 100,000 live births	9.21 deaths per 100,000 live births	North Macedonia
2000s	9.28 deaths per 100,000 live births	4.55 deaths per 100,000 live births	4.74 deaths per 100,000 live births	North Macedonia
2010s	4.24 deaths per 100,000 live births	3.91 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.3342 deaths per 100,000 live births	North Macedonia
2020s	3.04 deaths per 100,000 live births	3.44 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.4053 deaths per 100,000 live births	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, North Macedonia or Spain?: Spain, at 3.44 deaths per 100,000 live births against 3.04 deaths per 100,000 live births in North Macedonia as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between North Macedonia and Spain?: 0.4 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Spain?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do North Macedonia and Spain rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: North Macedonia ranks 178th and Spain ranks 175th 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.