Denmark vs Slovenia: Maternal mortality ratio

Denmark
4.66 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Slovenia
4.53 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Denmark rank
171st
Slovenia rank
173rd

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Denmark
  • Slovenia
0100200300400192119702020

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 4.66 deaths per 100,000 live births against 4.53 deaths per 100,000 live births in Slovenia, a difference of 0.13 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Slovenia ahead.

Denmark ranks 171st and Slovenia ranks 173rd of 189 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Slovenia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Slovenia Difference Ahead
1980s 11.83 deaths per 100,000 live births 15.33 deaths per 100,000 live births 3.5 deaths per 100,000 live births Slovenia
1990s 10.2 deaths per 100,000 live births 12.78 deaths per 100,000 live births 2.57 deaths per 100,000 live births Slovenia
2000s 7.37 deaths per 100,000 live births 8.42 deaths per 100,000 live births 1.05 deaths per 100,000 live births Slovenia
2010s 5.53 deaths per 100,000 live births 5.03 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.5005 deaths per 100,000 live births Denmark
2020s 4.66 deaths per 100,000 live births 4.53 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.1246 deaths per 100,000 live births Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Denmark or Slovenia?
Denmark, at 4.66 deaths per 100,000 live births against 4.53 deaths per 100,000 live births in Slovenia as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Denmark and Slovenia?
0.13 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Slovenia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Denmark and Slovenia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Denmark ranks 171st and Slovenia ranks 173rd 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.

Individual pages

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.