Israel vs Poland: Maternal mortality ratio
Israel
2.49 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Poland
1.57 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Israel rank
190th
Poland rank
192nd
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Israel
- Poland
How they compare
Israel currently reports 2.49 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 1.57 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Poland, a difference of 0.92 Deaths per 100 000 live births.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.6 times Poland's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 190th and Poland ranks 192nd of 195 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.66 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 18.58 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 14.07 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Israel |
| 1990s | 21.7 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 13.09 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 8.62 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Israel |
| 2000s | 5.23 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 4.52 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 0.7083 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Israel |
| 2010s | 3.09 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 2.04 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 1.05 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Israel |
| 2020s | 3.04 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 2.16 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 0.8803 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 Poland?
- Israel, at 2.49 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 1.57 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Israel and Poland?
- 0.92 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Poland?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Israel and Poland rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Israel ranks 190th 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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About this data
Estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births.