Netherlands vs Spain: Maternal mortality ratio
Netherlands
4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Spain
3.44 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Netherlands rank
177th
Spain rank
178th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Netherlands
- Spain
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births against 3.44 deaths per 100,000 live births in Spain, a difference of 0.87 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Spain ahead.
Netherlands ranks 177th and Spain ranks 178th of 189 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 65.27 deaths per 100,000 live births | 88.34 deaths per 100,000 live births | 23.07 deaths per 100,000 live births | Spain |
| 1960s | 29.18 deaths per 100,000 live births | 51.63 deaths per 100,000 live births | 22.45 deaths per 100,000 live births | Spain |
| 1970s | 10.77 deaths per 100,000 live births | 22.78 deaths per 100,000 live births | 12.01 deaths per 100,000 live births | Spain |
| 1980s | 9.58 deaths per 100,000 live births | 7.4 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.18 deaths per 100,000 live births | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 12.02 deaths per 100,000 live births | 5.8 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6.22 deaths per 100,000 live births | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 10.39 deaths per 100,000 live births | 4.55 deaths per 100,000 live births | 5.84 deaths per 100,000 live births | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 5.32 deaths per 100,000 live births | 3.91 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.41 deaths per 100,000 live births | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births | 3.44 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.8705 deaths per 100,000 live births | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Netherlands or Spain?
- Netherlands, at 4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births against 3.44 deaths per 100,000 live births in Spain as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Netherlands and Spain?
- 0.87 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2020.
- How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Netherlands ranks 177th and Spain ranks 178th 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
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.