Czechia vs Spain: Maternal mortality ratio
Czechia
3.37 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Spain
3.44 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Czechia rank
179th
Spain rank
178th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Czechia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 3.44 deaths per 100,000 live births against 3.37 deaths per 100,000 live births in Czechia, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 179th and Spain ranks 178th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.58 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6.05 deaths per 100,000 live births | 7.53 deaths per 100,000 live births | Czechia |
| 1990s | 10.36 deaths per 100,000 live births | 5.8 deaths per 100,000 live births | 4.57 deaths per 100,000 live births | Czechia |
| 2000s | 5.87 deaths per 100,000 live births | 4.55 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 live births | Czechia |
| 2010s | 3.47 deaths per 100,000 live births | 3.91 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.4412 deaths per 100,000 live births | Spain |
| 2020s | 3.37 deaths per 100,000 live births | 3.44 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.0672 deaths per 100,000 live births | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Czechia or Spain?
- Spain, at 3.44 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 Spain?
- 0.07 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Spain?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Czechia and Spain rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Czechia ranks 179th and Spain ranks 178th 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.