Hong Kong, China vs Poland: Maternal mortality

Hong Kong, China
1.35
in 2017
Poland
1.96
in 2020
Hong Kong, China rank
187th
Poland rank
185th

Maternal mortality over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Poland
0255075100195519872020

How they compare

Poland currently reports 1.96 against 1.35 in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.61.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.5 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 187th and Poland ranks 185th of 188 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Poland Difference Ahead
1950s 70.04 49.15 20.89 Hong Kong, China
1960s 36.97 35.79 1.18 Hong Kong, China
1970s 13.41 17.78 4.37 Poland
1980s 4.8 15.73 10.93 Poland
1990s 4.24 12.85 8.62 Poland
2000s 2.84 5.13 2.3 Poland
2010s 1.76 2.27 0.5041 Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality, Hong Kong, China or Poland?
Poland, at 1.96 against 1.35 in Hong Kong, China as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality between Hong Kong, China and Poland?
0.61, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Poland?
57 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2017.
How do Hong Kong, China and Poland rank globally for maternal mortality?
Hong Kong, China ranks 187th and Poland ranks 185th 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