Denmark vs Slovakia: Maternal mortality ratio
Denmark
4.66 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Slovakia
4.82 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Denmark rank
171st
Slovakia rank
168th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Denmark
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 4.82 deaths per 100,000 live births against 4.66 deaths per 100,000 live births in Denmark, a difference of 0.16 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 171st and Slovakia ranks 168th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Slovakia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.83 deaths per 100,000 live births | 9.99 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.84 deaths per 100,000 live births | Denmark |
| 1990s | 10.2 deaths per 100,000 live births | 9.62 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.5871 deaths per 100,000 live births | Denmark |
| 2000s | 7.37 deaths per 100,000 live births | 7.51 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.1339 deaths per 100,000 live births | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 5.53 deaths per 100,000 live births | 5.04 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.4931 deaths per 100,000 live births | Denmark |
| 2020s | 4.66 deaths per 100,000 live births | 4.82 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.1669 deaths per 100,000 live births | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Denmark or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 4.82 deaths per 100,000 live births against 4.66 deaths per 100,000 live births in Denmark as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Denmark and Slovakia?
- 0.16 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Slovakia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Denmark and Slovakia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Denmark ranks 171st and Slovakia ranks 168th 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.