Japan vs Slovenia: Maternal mortality

Japan
4.31
in 2020
Slovenia
4.53
in 2020
Japan rank
176th
Slovenia rank
173rd

Maternal mortality over time

  • Japan
  • Slovenia
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How they compare

Slovenia currently reports 4.53 against 4.31 in Japan, a difference of 0.22.

That makes Slovenia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 176th and Slovenia ranks 173rd of 189 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Slovenia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Slovenia Difference Ahead
1980s 14.44 15.33 0.8918 Slovenia
1990s 10.81 12.78 1.96 Slovenia
2000s 7.11 8.42 1.31 Slovenia
2010s 5.09 5.03 0.0574 Japan
2020s 4.31 4.53 0.2182 Slovenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality, Japan or Slovenia?
Slovenia, at 4.53 against 4.31 in Japan as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality between Japan and Slovenia?
0.22, with Slovenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Slovenia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Japan and Slovenia rank globally for maternal mortality?
Japan ranks 176th and Slovenia ranks 173rd of 189 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