Austria vs Luxembourg: Maternal mortality ratio
Austria
5.23 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Luxembourg
6.49 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Austria rank
164th
Luxembourg rank
161st
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Austria
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 6.49 deaths per 100,000 live births against 5.23 deaths per 100,000 live births in Austria, a difference of 1.26 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.2 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Austria ranks 164th and Luxembourg ranks 161st of 189 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.48 deaths per 100,000 live births | 86.32 deaths per 100,000 live births | 49.84 deaths per 100,000 live births | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 21.12 deaths per 100,000 live births | 52.3 deaths per 100,000 live births | 31.18 deaths per 100,000 live births | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 9.81 deaths per 100,000 live births | 12.86 deaths per 100,000 live births | 3.05 deaths per 100,000 live births | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 7.39 deaths per 100,000 live births | 11.09 deaths per 100,000 live births | 3.7 deaths per 100,000 live births | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 5.9 deaths per 100,000 live births | 10.48 deaths per 100,000 live births | 4.58 deaths per 100,000 live births | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 5.69 deaths per 100,000 live births | 7.13 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 live births | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 5.23 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6.49 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 live births | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Austria or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 6.49 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 Luxembourg?
- 1.26 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Luxembourg?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2020.
- How do Austria and Luxembourg rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Austria ranks 164th and Luxembourg ranks 161st 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.