What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Romania and Serbia?

0.11 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Serbia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Serbia?

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.

Romania vs Serbia: Maternal mortality ratio

Romania

10.07 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Serbia

10.18 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Romania rank

143rd

Serbia rank

142nd

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Romania
Serbia

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 10.18 deaths per 100,000 live births against 10.07 deaths per 100,000 live births in Romania, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 143rd and Serbia ranks 142nd of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 4 and Serbia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Romania	Serbia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	182.52 deaths per 100,000 live births	16.27 deaths per 100,000 live births	166.25 deaths per 100,000 live births	Romania
1990s	84.65 deaths per 100,000 live births	16.05 deaths per 100,000 live births	68.59 deaths per 100,000 live births	Romania
2000s	37.64 deaths per 100,000 live births	15.42 deaths per 100,000 live births	22.22 deaths per 100,000 live births	Romania
2010s	15.63 deaths per 100,000 live births	12.61 deaths per 100,000 live births	3.03 deaths per 100,000 live births	Romania
2020s	10.07 deaths per 100,000 live births	10.18 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.1105 deaths per 100,000 live births	Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Romania or Serbia?: Serbia, at 10.18 deaths per 100,000 live births against 10.07 deaths per 100,000 live births in Romania as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Romania and Serbia?: 0.11 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Serbia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Romania and Serbia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Romania ranks 143rd and Serbia ranks 142nd 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.