Belgium vs Slovakia: Maternal mortality ratio
Belgium
4.76 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Slovakia
4.82 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Belgium rank
170th
Slovakia rank
168th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Belgium
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 4.82 deaths per 100,000 live births against 4.76 deaths per 100,000 live births in Belgium, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Slovakia ahead.
Belgium ranks 170th and Slovakia ranks 168th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Slovakia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.1 deaths per 100,000 live births | 9.99 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.89 deaths per 100,000 live births | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 8.33 deaths per 100,000 live births | 9.62 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.28 deaths per 100,000 live births | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 7.06 deaths per 100,000 live births | 7.51 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.4469 deaths per 100,000 live births | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 5.23 deaths per 100,000 live births | 5.04 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.1942 deaths per 100,000 live births | Belgium |
| 2020s | 4.76 deaths per 100,000 live births | 4.82 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.0688 deaths per 100,000 live births | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Belgium or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 4.82 deaths per 100,000 live births against 4.76 deaths per 100,000 live births in Belgium as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Belgium and Slovakia?
- 0.06 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Slovakia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Belgium and Slovakia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Belgium ranks 170th and Slovakia ranks 168th 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.