Belarus vs Poland: Maternal mortality ratio
Belarus
1.1 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Poland
1.96 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Belarus rank
189th
Poland rank
186th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Belarus
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 1.96 deaths per 100,000 live births against 1.1 deaths per 100,000 live births in Belarus, a difference of 0.86 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.8 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 189th and Poland ranks 186th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.27 deaths per 100,000 live births | 17.41 deaths per 100,000 live births | 22.86 deaths per 100,000 live births | Belarus |
| 1990s | 33.54 deaths per 100,000 live births | 12.85 deaths per 100,000 live births | 20.69 deaths per 100,000 live births | Belarus |
| 2000s | 12.04 deaths per 100,000 live births | 5.13 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6.9 deaths per 100,000 live births | Belarus |
| 2010s | 1.64 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.16 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.5229 deaths per 100,000 live births | Poland |
| 2020s | 1.1 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.96 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.8576 deaths per 100,000 live births | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Belarus or Poland?
- Poland, at 1.96 deaths per 100,000 live births against 1.1 deaths per 100,000 live births in Belarus as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Belarus and Poland?
- 0.86 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Poland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Belarus and Poland rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Belarus ranks 189th and Poland ranks 186th 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
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.