Australia vs Israel: Maternal mortality ratio
Australia
2.33 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Israel
2.49 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Australia rank
191st
Israel rank
190th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Australia
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 2.49 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 2.33 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Australia, a difference of 0.16 Deaths per 100 000 live births.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Israel ahead.
Australia ranks 191st and Israel ranks 190th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Israel in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.75 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 32.66 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 23.91 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Israel |
| 1990s | 8.31 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 21.7 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 13.39 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Israel |
| 2000s | 5.36 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 5.23 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 0.1335 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Australia |
| 2010s | 5.7 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 3.09 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 2.61 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Australia |
| 2020s | 3.85 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 3.04 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 0.8087 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Australia or Israel?
- Israel, at 2.49 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 2.33 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Australia and Israel?
- 0.16 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Israel?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Israel rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Australia ranks 191st and Israel ranks 190th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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
Estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births.