Bulgaria vs Estonia: Maternal mortality ratio
Bulgaria
5.56 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Estonia
4.96 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
167th
Estonia rank
170th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Bulgaria
- Estonia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 5.56 per 100,000 live births against 4.96 per 100,000 live births in Estonia, a difference of 0.6 per 100,000 live births.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Estonia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 167th and Estonia ranks 170th of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Estonia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.26 per 100,000 live births | 16.84 per 100,000 live births | 3.58 per 100,000 live births | Estonia |
| 2010s | 7.32 per 100,000 live births | 6.8 per 100,000 live births | 0.5249 per 100,000 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 8.31 per 100,000 live births | 6.64 per 100,000 live births | 1.67 per 100,000 live births | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Bulgaria or Estonia?
- Bulgaria, at 5.56 per 100,000 live births against 4.96 per 100,000 live births in Estonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Bulgaria and Estonia?
- 0.6 per 100,000 live births, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Estonia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Estonia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Bulgaria ranks 167th and Estonia ranks 170th 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.