Czechia vs Netherlands: Maternal mortality ratio

Czechia
3.37 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Netherlands
4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Czechia rank
179th
Netherlands rank
177th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Czechia
  • Netherlands
0100200300400187819492020

How they compare

Netherlands 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 Netherlands's figure about 1.3 times Czechia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Czechia ahead.

Czechia ranks 179th and Netherlands ranks 177th of 189 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Netherlands Difference Ahead
1980s 13.58 deaths per 100,000 live births 11.54 deaths per 100,000 live births 2.04 deaths per 100,000 live births Czechia
1990s 10.36 deaths per 100,000 live births 12.02 deaths per 100,000 live births 1.66 deaths per 100,000 live births Netherlands
2000s 5.87 deaths per 100,000 live births 10.39 deaths per 100,000 live births 4.52 deaths per 100,000 live births Netherlands
2010s 3.47 deaths per 100,000 live births 5.32 deaths per 100,000 live births 1.85 deaths per 100,000 live births Netherlands
2020s 3.37 deaths per 100,000 live births 4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.9377 deaths per 100,000 live births Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Czechia or Netherlands?
Netherlands, 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 Netherlands?
0.94 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Netherlands?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Czechia and Netherlands rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Czechia ranks 179th and Netherlands ranks 177th 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.