Israel vs Poland: Maternal mortality ratio
Israel
2.84 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Poland
1.96 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Israel rank
184th
Poland rank
186th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Israel
- Poland
How they compare
Israel currently reports 2.84 deaths per 100,000 live births against 1.96 deaths per 100,000 live births in Poland, a difference of 0.88 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.4 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 184th and Poland ranks 186th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.46 deaths per 100,000 live births | 17.41 deaths per 100,000 live births | 21.05 deaths per 100,000 live births | Israel |
| 1990s | 22.81 deaths per 100,000 live births | 12.85 deaths per 100,000 live births | 9.95 deaths per 100,000 live births | Israel |
| 2000s | 4.83 deaths per 100,000 live births | 5.13 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.3015 deaths per 100,000 live births | Poland |
| 2010s | 2.84 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.16 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.6762 deaths per 100,000 live births | Israel |
| 2020s | 2.84 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.96 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.8784 deaths per 100,000 live births | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Israel or Poland?
- Israel, at 2.84 deaths per 100,000 live births against 1.96 deaths per 100,000 live births in Poland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Israel and Poland?
- 0.88 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Poland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Israel and Poland rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Israel ranks 184th and Poland ranks 186th 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.