Australia vs Norway: Maternal mortality ratio
Australia
2.33 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Norway
1.31 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Australia rank
192nd
Norway rank
194th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Australia
- Norway
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2.33 per 100,000 live births against 1.31 per 100,000 live births in Norway, a difference of 1.02 per 100,000 live births.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.8 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 192nd and Norway ranks 194th of 196 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.36 per 100,000 live births | 5.22 per 100,000 live births | 0.1345 per 100,000 live births | Australia |
| 2010s | 5.7 per 100,000 live births | 2.57 per 100,000 live births | 3.13 per 100,000 live births | Australia |
| 2020s | 3.85 per 100,000 live births | 1.96 per 100,000 live births | 1.89 per 100,000 live births | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Australia or Norway?
- Australia, at 2.33 per 100,000 live births against 1.31 per 100,000 live births in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Australia and Norway?
- 1.02 per 100,000 live births, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Norway?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Norway rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Australia ranks 192nd and Norway ranks 194th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.