Bulgaria vs Montenegro: Maternal mortality ratio

Bulgaria
5.56 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Montenegro
5.83 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
167th
Montenegro rank
166th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Montenegro
510152025198520042023

How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 5.83 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 5.56 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.27 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 167th and Montenegro ranks 166th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Montenegro in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Montenegro Difference Ahead
1980s 25.17 Deaths per 100 000 live births 10.61 Deaths per 100 000 live births 14.56 Deaths per 100 000 live births Bulgaria
1990s 23.45 Deaths per 100 000 live births 11.26 Deaths per 100 000 live births 12.2 Deaths per 100 000 live births Bulgaria
2000s 13.26 Deaths per 100 000 live births 9.13 Deaths per 100 000 live births 4.13 Deaths per 100 000 live births Bulgaria
2010s 7.32 Deaths per 100 000 live births 6.89 Deaths per 100 000 live births 0.431 Deaths per 100 000 live births Bulgaria
2020s 8.31 Deaths per 100 000 live births 12.07 Deaths per 100 000 live births 3.76 Deaths per 100 000 live births Montenegro

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Bulgaria or Montenegro?
Montenegro, at 5.83 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 5.56 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Bulgaria and Montenegro?
0.27 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Montenegro ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Montenegro?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Montenegro rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Bulgaria ranks 167th and Montenegro ranks 166th 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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Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio
Unit
Deaths per 100 000 live births
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
195 places, 7,605 data points, 1985–2023
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Estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births.