Norway vs Poland: Maternal mortality ratio
Norway
1.66 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Poland
1.96 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Norway rank
187th
Poland rank
186th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Norway
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 1.96 deaths per 100,000 live births against 1.66 deaths per 100,000 live births in Norway, a difference of 0.3 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Poland ahead.
Norway ranks 187th and Poland ranks 186th of 189 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.23 deaths per 100,000 live births | 49.15 deaths per 100,000 live births | 8.92 deaths per 100,000 live births | Poland |
| 1960s | 23.23 deaths per 100,000 live births | 35.79 deaths per 100,000 live births | 12.55 deaths per 100,000 live births | Poland |
| 1970s | 9.23 deaths per 100,000 live births | 17.78 deaths per 100,000 live births | 8.55 deaths per 100,000 live births | Poland |
| 1980s | 6.04 deaths per 100,000 live births | 15.91 deaths per 100,000 live births | 9.87 deaths per 100,000 live births | Poland |
| 1990s | 5.9 deaths per 100,000 live births | 12.85 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6.96 deaths per 100,000 live births | Poland |
| 2000s | 5.14 deaths per 100,000 live births | 5.13 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.0019 deaths per 100,000 live births | Norway |
| 2010s | 2.75 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.16 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.5836 deaths per 100,000 live births | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.66 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.96 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.2957 deaths per 100,000 live births | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Norway or Poland?
- Poland, at 1.96 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 Norway and Poland?
- 0.3 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Poland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2020.
- How do Norway and Poland rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Norway ranks 187th 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.