Croatia vs Denmark: Maternal mortality ratio

Croatia
4.82 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Denmark
4.66 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Croatia rank
166th
Denmark rank
168th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Croatia
  • Denmark
4681012198520022020

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 4.82 deaths per 100,000 live births against 4.66 deaths per 100,000 live births in Denmark, a difference of 0.16 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 166th and Denmark ranks 168th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 4 and Denmark in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Denmark Difference Ahead
1980s 11.62 deaths per 100,000 live births 11.83 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.2103 deaths per 100,000 live births Denmark
1990s 11.24 deaths per 100,000 live births 10.2 deaths per 100,000 live births 1.04 deaths per 100,000 live births Croatia
2000s 9.65 deaths per 100,000 live births 7.37 deaths per 100,000 live births 2.27 deaths per 100,000 live births Croatia
2010s 5.9 deaths per 100,000 live births 5.53 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.3624 deaths per 100,000 live births Croatia
2020s 4.82 deaths per 100,000 live births 4.66 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.1591 deaths per 100,000 live births Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Croatia or Denmark?
Croatia, at 4.82 deaths per 100,000 live births against 4.66 deaths per 100,000 live births in Denmark as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Croatia and Denmark?
0.16 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Denmark?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Croatia and Denmark rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Croatia ranks 166th and Denmark ranks 168th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed 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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About this data

Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio
Unit
deaths per 100,000 live births
Source
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.