Czechia vs Japan: Maternal mortality

Czechia
3.37
in 2020
Japan
4.31
in 2020
Czechia rank
179th
Japan rank
176th

Maternal mortality over time

  • Czechia
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 4.31 against 3.37 in Czechia, a difference of 0.94.

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 14.44 0.8578 Japan
1990s 10.36 10.81 0.4485 Japan
2000s 5.87 7.11 1.24 Japan
2010s 3.47 5.09 1.62 Japan
2020s 3.37 4.31 0.9409 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality, Czechia or Japan?
Japan, at 4.31 against 3.37 in Czechia as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality between Czechia and Japan?
0.94, 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?
Czechia ranks 179th and Japan ranks 176th 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