Australia vs Seychelles: Maternal mortality

Australia
2.94
in 2020
Seychelles
3.33
in 2020
Australia rank
182nd
Seychelles rank
180th

Maternal mortality over time

  • Australia
  • Seychelles
0200400600187519472020

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 3.33 against 2.94 in Australia, a difference of 0.39.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Seychelles ahead.

Australia ranks 182nd and Seychelles ranks 180th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Seychelles Difference Ahead
1980s 8.34 49.89 41.56 Seychelles
1990s 8.25 37.25 28.99 Seychelles
2000s 5.34 24.55 19.21 Seychelles
2010s 5.33 5.54 0.2026 Seychelles
2020s 2.94 3.33 0.3917 Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality, Australia or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 3.33 against 2.94 in Australia as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality between Australia and Seychelles?
0.39, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Seychelles?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Australia and Seychelles rank globally for maternal mortality?
Australia ranks 182nd and Seychelles ranks 180th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality. 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
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 8,868 data points, 1751–2020
Last refreshed