Norway vs Poland: Maternal mortality ratio
Norway
1.31 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Poland
1.57 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Norway rank
194th
Poland rank
193rd
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Norway
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 1.57 per 100,000 live births against 1.31 per 100,000 live births in Norway, a difference of 0.26 per 100,000 live births.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Poland ahead.
Norway ranks 194th and Poland ranks 193rd of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.22 per 100,000 live births | 4.52 per 100,000 live births | 0.7073 per 100,000 live births | Norway |
| 2010s | 2.57 per 100,000 live births | 2.04 per 100,000 live births | 0.5269 per 100,000 live births | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.96 per 100,000 live births | 2.16 per 100,000 live births | 0.1988 per 100,000 live births | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Norway or Poland?
- Poland, at 1.57 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 Norway and Poland?
- 0.26 per 100,000 live births, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Poland?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Poland rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Norway ranks 194th and Poland ranks 193rd 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.