Iceland vs Norway: Maternal mortality ratio
Iceland
2.65 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Norway
1.66 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Iceland rank
185th
Norway rank
187th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 2.65 deaths per 100,000 live births against 1.66 deaths per 100,000 live births in Norway, a difference of 0.99 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.6 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Norway ahead.
Iceland ranks 185th and Norway ranks 187th of 189 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 5 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 65.71 deaths per 100,000 live births | 65.89 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.1833 deaths per 100,000 live births | Norway |
| 1960s | 33.79 deaths per 100,000 live births | 21.5 deaths per 100,000 live births | 12.29 deaths per 100,000 live births | Iceland |
| 1970s | 30.5 deaths per 100,000 live births | 10.05 deaths per 100,000 live births | 20.45 deaths per 100,000 live births | Iceland |
| 1980s | 6.45 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6.93 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.4742 deaths per 100,000 live births | Norway |
| 1990s | 5.99 deaths per 100,000 live births | 5.9 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.0945 deaths per 100,000 live births | Iceland |
| 2000s | 4.06 deaths per 100,000 live births | 5.14 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 live births | Norway |
| 2010s | 3.07 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.75 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.3185 deaths per 100,000 live births | Iceland |
| 2020s | 2.65 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.66 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.9907 deaths per 100,000 live births | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Iceland or Norway?
- Iceland, at 2.65 deaths per 100,000 live births against 1.66 deaths per 100,000 live births in Norway as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Iceland and Norway?
- 0.99 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2020.
- How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Iceland ranks 185th and Norway ranks 187th 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.