Qatar vs Switzerland: Maternal mortality ratio
Qatar
7.61 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Switzerland
7.38 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Qatar rank
152nd
Switzerland rank
154th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Qatar
- Switzerland
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 7.61 deaths per 100,000 live births against 7.38 deaths per 100,000 live births in Switzerland, a difference of 0.23 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 152nd and Switzerland ranks 154th of 185 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.74 deaths per 100,000 live births | 10.61 deaths per 100,000 live births | 14.13 deaths per 100,000 live births | Qatar |
| 1990s | 26.51 deaths per 100,000 live births | 9.76 deaths per 100,000 live births | 16.75 deaths per 100,000 live births | Qatar |
| 2000s | 19.58 deaths per 100,000 live births | 8.62 deaths per 100,000 live births | 10.96 deaths per 100,000 live births | Qatar |
| 2010s | 7.88 deaths per 100,000 live births | 7.28 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.6037 deaths per 100,000 live births | Qatar |
| 2020s | 7.61 deaths per 100,000 live births | 7.38 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.2267 deaths per 100,000 live births | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Qatar or Switzerland?
- Qatar, at 7.61 deaths per 100,000 live births against 7.38 deaths per 100,000 live births in Switzerland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Qatar and Switzerland?
- 0.23 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Switzerland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Qatar and Switzerland rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Qatar ranks 152nd and Switzerland ranks 154th 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.