Austria vs Montenegro: Maternal mortality ratio

Austria
5.23 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Montenegro
6.17 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Austria rank
164th
Montenegro rank
162nd

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Austria
  • Montenegro
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How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 6.17 deaths per 100,000 live births against 5.23 deaths per 100,000 live births in Austria, a difference of 0.94 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Montenegro's figure about 1.2 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Montenegro ahead.

Austria ranks 164th and Montenegro ranks 162nd of 189 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Montenegro in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Montenegro Difference Ahead
1980s 9.81 deaths per 100,000 live births 9.61 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.2046 deaths per 100,000 live births Austria
1990s 7.39 deaths per 100,000 live births 10.56 deaths per 100,000 live births 3.16 deaths per 100,000 live births Montenegro
2000s 5.9 deaths per 100,000 live births 9.21 deaths per 100,000 live births 3.31 deaths per 100,000 live births Montenegro
2010s 5.69 deaths per 100,000 live births 6.26 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.5706 deaths per 100,000 live births Montenegro
2020s 5.23 deaths per 100,000 live births 6.17 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.946 deaths per 100,000 live births Montenegro

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Austria or Montenegro?
Montenegro, at 6.17 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 Montenegro?
0.94 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Montenegro ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Montenegro?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Austria and Montenegro rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Austria ranks 164th and Montenegro ranks 162nd 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

Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio
Unit
deaths per 100,000 live births
Source
UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 8,868 data points, 1751–2020
Last refreshed

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.