Czechia vs Japan: Maternal mortality ratio
Czechia
3.37 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Japan
4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Czechia rank
179th
Japan rank
176th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Czechia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births against 3.37 deaths per 100,000 live births in Czechia, a difference of 0.94 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Czechia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Japan ahead.
Czechia ranks 179th and Japan ranks 176th of 189 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.58 deaths per 100,000 live births | 14.44 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.8578 deaths per 100,000 live births | Japan |
| 1990s | 10.36 deaths per 100,000 live births | 10.81 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.4485 deaths per 100,000 live births | Japan |
| 2000s | 5.87 deaths per 100,000 live births | 7.11 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 live births | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.47 deaths per 100,000 live births | 5.09 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.62 deaths per 100,000 live births | Japan |
| 2020s | 3.37 deaths per 100,000 live births | 4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.9409 deaths per 100,000 live births | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Czechia or Japan?
- Japan, at 4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births against 3.37 deaths per 100,000 live births in Czechia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Czechia and Japan?
- 0.94 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Japan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Czechia and Japan rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Czechia ranks 179th and Japan ranks 176th 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
The 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.