Austria vs Ireland: Maternal mortality ratio
Austria
5.23 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Ireland
4.98 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Austria rank
164th
Ireland rank
167th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Austria
- Ireland
How they compare
Austria currently reports 5.23 deaths per 100,000 live births against 4.98 deaths per 100,000 live births in Ireland, a difference of 0.25 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Ireland ahead.
Austria ranks 164th and Ireland ranks 167th of 189 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 5 and Ireland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 99.99 deaths per 100,000 live births | 98.4 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.59 deaths per 100,000 live births | Austria |
| 1960s | 52.25 deaths per 100,000 live births | 37.63 deaths per 100,000 live births | 14.62 deaths per 100,000 live births | Austria |
| 1970s | 20.96 deaths per 100,000 live births | 19.32 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.64 deaths per 100,000 live births | Austria |
| 1980s | 10.3 deaths per 100,000 live births | 8.56 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.75 deaths per 100,000 live births | Austria |
| 1990s | 7.39 deaths per 100,000 live births | 9.75 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.36 deaths per 100,000 live births | Ireland |
| 2000s | 5.9 deaths per 100,000 live births | 8.19 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.29 deaths per 100,000 live births | Ireland |
| 2010s | 5.69 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6.21 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.5236 deaths per 100,000 live births | Ireland |
| 2020s | 5.23 deaths per 100,000 live births | 4.98 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.2444 deaths per 100,000 live births | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Austria or Ireland?
- Austria, at 5.23 deaths per 100,000 live births against 4.98 deaths per 100,000 live births in Ireland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Austria and Ireland?
- 0.25 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Ireland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2020.
- How do Austria and Ireland rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Austria ranks 164th and Ireland ranks 167th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – 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
The 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.