North Macedonia vs Spain: Maternal mortality ratio

North Macedonia
3.04 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Spain
3.44 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
North Macedonia rank
181st
Spain rank
178th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • North Macedonia
  • Spain
0255075100195119852020

How they compare

Spain currently reports 3.44 deaths per 100,000 live births against 3.04 deaths per 100,000 live births in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.4 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times North Macedonia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was North Macedonia ahead.

North Macedonia ranks 181st and Spain ranks 178th of 189 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, North Macedonia averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Macedonia Spain Difference Ahead
1980s 17 deaths per 100,000 live births 6.05 deaths per 100,000 live births 10.95 deaths per 100,000 live births North Macedonia
1990s 15.01 deaths per 100,000 live births 5.8 deaths per 100,000 live births 9.21 deaths per 100,000 live births North Macedonia
2000s 9.28 deaths per 100,000 live births 4.55 deaths per 100,000 live births 4.74 deaths per 100,000 live births North Macedonia
2010s 4.24 deaths per 100,000 live births 3.91 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.3342 deaths per 100,000 live births North Macedonia
2020s 3.04 deaths per 100,000 live births 3.44 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.4053 deaths per 100,000 live births Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, North Macedonia or Spain?
Spain, at 3.44 deaths per 100,000 live births against 3.04 deaths per 100,000 live births in North Macedonia as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between North Macedonia and Spain?
0.4 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Spain?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do North Macedonia and Spain rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
North Macedonia ranks 181st 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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Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio
Unit
deaths per 100,000 live births
Source
UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 8,868 data points, 1751–2020
Last refreshed

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.