Austria vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: Maternal mortality ratio
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Austria
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
How they compare
Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 5.67 deaths per 100,000 live births against 5.23 deaths per 100,000 live births in Austria, a difference of 0.44 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
Austria ranks 164th and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 163rd of 189 countries.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.81 deaths per 100,000 live births | 39.72 deaths per 100,000 live births | 29.91 deaths per 100,000 live births | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1990s | 7.39 deaths per 100,000 live births | 25.89 deaths per 100,000 live births | 18.5 deaths per 100,000 live births | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2000s | 5.9 deaths per 100,000 live births | 11.49 deaths per 100,000 live births | 5.59 deaths per 100,000 live births | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2010s | 5.69 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6.9 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 live births | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2020s | 5.23 deaths per 100,000 live births | 5.67 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.44 deaths per 100,000 live births | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Austria or Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 5.67 deaths per 100,000 live births against 5.23 deaths per 100,000 live births in Austria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Austria and Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- 0.44 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Austria and Bosnia and Herzegovina rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Austria ranks 164th and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 163rd of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources β with major processing 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
Estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births, based on data from death certificates, large-scale surveys, and statistical modeling.