Japan vs Slovenia: Maternal mortality ratio

Japan
3.08 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Slovenia
3.33 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Japan rank
183rd
Slovenia rank
182nd

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Japan
  • Slovenia
5101520198520042023

How they compare

Slovenia currently reports 3.33 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 3.08 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Japan, a difference of 0.25 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

That makes Slovenia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 183rd and Slovenia ranks 182nd of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Slovenia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Slovenia Difference Ahead
1980s 16.78 Deaths per 100 000 live births 16 Deaths per 100 000 live births 0.7717 Deaths per 100 000 live births Japan
1990s 11.41 Deaths per 100 000 live births 11.15 Deaths per 100 000 live births 0.2594 Deaths per 100 000 live births Japan
2000s 7.28 Deaths per 100 000 live births 6.3 Deaths per 100 000 live births 0.9857 Deaths per 100 000 live births Japan
2010s 5.19 Deaths per 100 000 live births 5.34 Deaths per 100 000 live births 0.1486 Deaths per 100 000 live births Slovenia
2020s 4.2 Deaths per 100 000 live births 9.58 Deaths per 100 000 live births 5.38 Deaths per 100 000 live births Slovenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Japan or Slovenia?
Slovenia, at 3.33 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 3.08 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Japan and Slovenia?
0.25 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Slovenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Slovenia?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Japan and Slovenia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Japan ranks 183rd and Slovenia ranks 182nd 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.