Belgium vs Denmark: Maternal mortality ratio
Belgium
4.76 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Denmark
4.66 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Belgium rank
170th
Denmark rank
171st
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Belgium
- Denmark
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 4.76 deaths per 100,000 live births against 4.66 deaths per 100,000 live births in Denmark, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 90 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 170th and Denmark ranks 171st of 189 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 7 and Denmark in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 571.91 deaths per 100,000 live births | 266.33 deaths per 100,000 live births | 305.57 deaths per 100,000 live births | Belgium |
| 1930s | 458.62 deaths per 100,000 live births | 360.3 deaths per 100,000 live births | 98.32 deaths per 100,000 live births | Belgium |
| 1940s | 376.01 deaths per 100,000 live births | 239 deaths per 100,000 live births | 137.01 deaths per 100,000 live births | Belgium |
| 1950s | 78.07 deaths per 100,000 live births | 56.67 deaths per 100,000 live births | 21.4 deaths per 100,000 live births | Belgium |
| 1960s | 28.1 deaths per 100,000 live births | 18.77 deaths per 100,000 live births | 9.34 deaths per 100,000 live births | Belgium |
| 1970s | 13.51 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6.09 deaths per 100,000 live births | 7.42 deaths per 100,000 live births | Belgium |
| 1980s | 7.72 deaths per 100,000 live births | 8.78 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 live births | Denmark |
| 1990s | 8.33 deaths per 100,000 live births | 10.2 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.87 deaths per 100,000 live births | Denmark |
| 2000s | 7.06 deaths per 100,000 live births | 7.37 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.3131 deaths per 100,000 live births | Denmark |
| 2010s | 5.23 deaths per 100,000 live births | 5.53 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.2989 deaths per 100,000 live births | Denmark |
| 2020s | 4.76 deaths per 100,000 live births | 4.66 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.0981 deaths per 100,000 live births | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Belgium or Denmark?
- Belgium, at 4.76 deaths per 100,000 live births against 4.66 deaths per 100,000 live births in Denmark as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Belgium and Denmark?
- 0.1 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?
- 90 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2020.
- How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Belgium ranks 170th and Denmark ranks 171st 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.