Croatia vs Italy: Maternal mortality ratio
Croatia
4.82 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Italy
4.59 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Croatia rank
169th
Italy rank
172nd
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Croatia
- Italy
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 4.82 deaths per 100,000 live births against 4.59 deaths per 100,000 live births in Italy, a difference of 0.23 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Italy ahead.
Croatia ranks 169th and Italy ranks 172nd of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.62 deaths per 100,000 live births | 17.62 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6 deaths per 100,000 live births | Italy |
| 1990s | 11.24 deaths per 100,000 live births | 13.84 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.59 deaths per 100,000 live births | Italy |
| 2000s | 9.65 deaths per 100,000 live births | 8.17 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 live births | Croatia |
| 2010s | 5.9 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6.24 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.3433 deaths per 100,000 live births | Italy |
| 2020s | 4.82 deaths per 100,000 live births | 4.59 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.2259 deaths per 100,000 live births | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Croatia or Italy?
- Croatia, at 4.82 deaths per 100,000 live births against 4.59 deaths per 100,000 live births in Italy as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Croatia and Italy?
- 0.23 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Italy?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Croatia and Italy rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Croatia ranks 169th and Italy ranks 172nd 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.