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
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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

Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio
Unit
deaths per 100,000 live births
Source
UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 8,868 data points, 1751–2020
Last refreshed

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.