Israel vs Norway: Maternal mortality ratio
Israel
2.49 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Norway
1.31 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Israel rank
190th
Norway rank
193rd
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Israel
- Norway
How they compare
Israel currently reports 2.49 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 1.31 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Norway, a difference of 1.18 Deaths per 100 000 live births.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.9 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 190th and Norway ranks 193rd of 195 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.66 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 8.98 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 23.68 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Israel |
| 1990s | 21.7 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 6.67 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 15.04 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Israel |
| 2000s | 5.23 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 5.22 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 0.001 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Israel |
| 2010s | 3.09 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 2.57 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 0.5266 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Israel |
| 2020s | 3.04 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 1.96 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 1.08 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Israel or Norway?
- Israel, at 2.49 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 1.31 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Israel and Norway?
- 1.18 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Norway?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Israel and Norway rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Israel ranks 190th and Norway ranks 193rd 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.