Bulgaria vs Luxembourg: Maternal mortality

Bulgaria
7.09
in 2020
Luxembourg
6.49
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
159th
Luxembourg rank
161st

Maternal mortality over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Luxembourg
0255075100196419922020

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 7.09 against 6.49 in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.6.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 159th and Luxembourg ranks 161st of 189 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and Luxembourg in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1960s 34.9 86.32 51.42 Luxembourg
1970s 30.11 52.3 22.19 Luxembourg
1980s 23.67 12.86 10.81 Bulgaria
1990s 23.61 11.09 12.52 Bulgaria
2000s 14.83 10.48 4.35 Bulgaria
2010s 7.65 7.13 0.5247 Bulgaria
2020s 7.09 6.49 0.6005 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality, Bulgaria or Luxembourg?
Bulgaria, at 7.09 against 6.49 in Luxembourg as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality between Bulgaria and Luxembourg?
0.6, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Luxembourg?
48 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2020.
How do Bulgaria and Luxembourg rank globally for maternal mortality?
Bulgaria ranks 159th and Luxembourg ranks 161st of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality. 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
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 8,868 data points, 1751–2020
Last refreshed