Hong Kong, China vs Norway: Maternal mortality

Hong Kong, China
1.35
in 2017
Norway
1.66
in 2020
Hong Kong, China rank
187th
Norway rank
186th

Maternal mortality over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Norway
0255075100195119852020

How they compare

Norway currently reports 1.66 against 1.35 in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.31.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 187th and Norway ranks 186th of 188 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Norway Difference Ahead
1950s 91.89 56.6 35.29 Hong Kong, China
1960s 36.97 23.23 13.73 Hong Kong, China
1970s 13.41 9.23 4.18 Hong Kong, China
1980s 5.21 6.04 0.8326 Norway
1990s 4.24 5.9 1.66 Norway
2000s 2.84 5.14 2.3 Norway
2010s 1.76 3.03 1.26 Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality, Hong Kong, China or Norway?
Norway, at 1.66 against 1.35 in Hong Kong, China as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality between Hong Kong, China and Norway?
0.31, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Norway?
60 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2017.
How do Hong Kong, China and Norway rank globally for maternal mortality?
Hong Kong, China ranks 187th and Norway ranks 186th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality. 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
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 8,868 data points, 1751–2020
Last refreshed