Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Montenegro: Maternal mortality ratio
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Montenegro
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 6.17 deaths per 100,000 live births against 5.67 deaths per 100,000 live births in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.5 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Montenegro's figure about 1.1 times Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 163rd and Montenegro ranks 162nd of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 4 and Montenegro in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.72 deaths per 100,000 live births | 9.61 deaths per 100,000 live births | 30.11 deaths per 100,000 live births | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1990s | 25.89 deaths per 100,000 live births | 10.56 deaths per 100,000 live births | 15.33 deaths per 100,000 live births | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2000s | 11.49 deaths per 100,000 live births | 9.21 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.29 deaths per 100,000 live births | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2010s | 6.9 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6.26 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.6398 deaths per 100,000 live births | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2020s | 5.67 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6.17 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.506 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, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Montenegro?
- Montenegro, at 6.17 deaths per 100,000 live births against 5.67 deaths per 100,000 live births in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro?
- 0.5 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 163rd and Montenegro ranks 162nd of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources β 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.