What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Luxembourg and Romania?

0.01 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Luxembourg ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Romania?

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.

Luxembourg vs Romania: Maternal mortality ratio

Luxembourg

11.69 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Romania

11.68 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Luxembourg rank

143rd

Romania rank

144th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Luxembourg
Romania

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 11.69 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 11.68 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Romania, a difference of 0.01 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Romania ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 143rd and Romania ranks 144th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Luxembourg	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1980s	23.19 Deaths per 100 000 live births	167.6 Deaths per 100 000 live births	144.41 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Romania
1990s	22.17 Deaths per 100 000 live births	80.66 Deaths per 100 000 live births	58.48 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Romania
2000s	15.97 Deaths per 100 000 live births	32.25 Deaths per 100 000 live births	16.29 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Romania
2010s	13.61 Deaths per 100 000 live births	17.83 Deaths per 100 000 live births	4.22 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Romania
2020s	7.47 Deaths per 100 000 live births	14.99 Deaths per 100 000 live births	7.53 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Luxembourg or Romania?: Luxembourg, at 11.69 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 11.68 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Romania as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Luxembourg and Romania?: 0.01 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Romania?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Luxembourg and Romania rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Luxembourg ranks 143rd and Romania ranks 144th 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.