What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Croatia and Japan?

0.03 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Japan?

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.

Croatia vs Japan: Maternal mortality ratio

Croatia

3.05 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Japan

3.08 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Croatia rank

184th

Japan rank

183rd

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Croatia
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 3.08 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 3.05 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Croatia, a difference of 0.03 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Japan ahead.

Croatia ranks 184th and Japan ranks 183rd of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	9.7 Deaths per 100 000 live births	16.78 Deaths per 100 000 live births	7.08 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Japan
1990s	9.22 Deaths per 100 000 live births	11.41 Deaths per 100 000 live births	2.18 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Japan
2000s	6.86 Deaths per 100 000 live births	7.28 Deaths per 100 000 live births	0.4199 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Japan
2010s	4.28 Deaths per 100 000 live births	5.19 Deaths per 100 000 live births	0.9089 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Japan
2020s	6.53 Deaths per 100 000 live births	4.2 Deaths per 100 000 live births	2.32 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Croatia or Japan?: Japan, at 3.08 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 3.05 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Croatia as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Croatia and Japan?: 0.03 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Japan?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Croatia and Japan rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Croatia ranks 184th and Japan ranks 183rd 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.