Estonia vs Slovakia: Maternal mortality ratio

Estonia
4.96 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Slovakia
4.47 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Estonia rank
170th
Slovakia rank
173rd

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Estonia
  • Slovakia
0204060198520042023

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 4.96 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 4.47 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Slovakia, a difference of 0.49 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Slovakia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 170th and Slovakia ranks 173rd of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Slovakia Difference Ahead
1980s 46.91 Deaths per 100 000 live births 18.58 Deaths per 100 000 live births 28.33 Deaths per 100 000 live births Estonia
1990s 40.43 Deaths per 100 000 live births 12.64 Deaths per 100 000 live births 27.8 Deaths per 100 000 live births Estonia
2000s 16.84 Deaths per 100 000 live births 6.71 Deaths per 100 000 live births 10.13 Deaths per 100 000 live births Estonia
2010s 6.8 Deaths per 100 000 live births 4.87 Deaths per 100 000 live births 1.92 Deaths per 100 000 live births Estonia
2020s 6.64 Deaths per 100 000 live births 6.56 Deaths per 100 000 live births 0.0841 Deaths per 100 000 live births Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Estonia or Slovakia?
Estonia, at 4.96 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 4.47 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Slovakia as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Estonia and Slovakia?
0.49 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Slovakia?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Estonia and Slovakia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Estonia ranks 170th and Slovakia ranks 173rd 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

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