What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Cook Islands and Poland?

1.46 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Poland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Poland?

39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.

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.

Cook Islands vs Poland: Maternal mortality ratio

Cook Islands

0.1073 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Poland

1.57 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Cook Islands rank

195th

Poland rank

192nd

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Cook Islands
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 1.57 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 0.1073 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Cook Islands, a difference of 1.46 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

That makes Poland's figure about 14.6 times Cook Islands's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

Cook Islands ranks 195th and Poland ranks 192nd of 195 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cook Islands	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1980s	11.49 Deaths per 100 000 live births	18.58 Deaths per 100 000 live births	7.09 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Poland
1990s	1.99 Deaths per 100 000 live births	13.09 Deaths per 100 000 live births	11.09 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Poland
2000s	0.2019 Deaths per 100 000 live births	4.52 Deaths per 100 000 live births	4.32 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Poland
2010s	0.1517 Deaths per 100 000 live births	2.04 Deaths per 100 000 live births	1.89 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Poland
2020s	0.1751 Deaths per 100 000 live births	2.16 Deaths per 100 000 live births	1.98 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Cook Islands or Poland?: Poland, at 1.57 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 0.1073 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Cook Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Cook Islands and Poland?: 1.46 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Poland?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Cook Islands and Poland rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Cook Islands ranks 195th and Poland ranks 192nd 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
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births.