Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Iceland or Luxembourg?

Luxembourg, at 0.3891 deaths against 0.1327 deaths in Iceland as of 2020.

What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Iceland and Luxembourg?

0.2564 deaths, with Luxembourg ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Luxembourg?

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs Luxembourg: Number of maternal deaths by region

Iceland

0.1327 deaths

in 2020

Luxembourg

0.3891 deaths

in 2020

Iceland rank

184th

Luxembourg rank

181st

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

Iceland
Luxembourg

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 0.3891 deaths against 0.1327 deaths in Iceland, a difference of 0.2564 deaths.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 2.9 times Iceland's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 184th and Luxembourg ranks 181st of 185 countries.

Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Luxembourg	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.2831 deaths	0.5594 deaths	0.2762 deaths	Luxembourg
1990s	0.2633 deaths	0.5654 deaths	0.3021 deaths	Luxembourg
2000s	0.1687 deaths	0.5415 deaths	0.3728 deaths	Luxembourg
2010s	0.1313 deaths	0.4277 deaths	0.2964 deaths	Luxembourg
2020s	0.1327 deaths	0.3891 deaths	0.2564 deaths	Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Iceland or Luxembourg?: Luxembourg, at 0.3891 deaths against 0.1327 deaths in Iceland as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Iceland and Luxembourg?: 0.2564 deaths, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Luxembourg?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Iceland and Luxembourg rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?: Iceland ranks 184th and Luxembourg ranks 181st of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of maternal deaths by region
Unit: deaths
Source: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.