Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Netherlands or Serbia?

Netherlands, at 7.46 deaths against 7.03 deaths in Serbia as of 2020.

What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Netherlands and Serbia?

0.43 deaths, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Serbia?

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.

Netherlands vs Serbia: Number of maternal deaths by region

Netherlands

7.46 deaths

in 2020

Serbia

7.03 deaths

in 2020

Netherlands rank

132nd

Serbia rank

135th

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

Netherlands
Serbia

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 7.46 deaths against 7.03 deaths in Serbia, a difference of 0.43 deaths.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Serbia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 132nd and Serbia ranks 135th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Serbia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	21.32 deaths	16.73 deaths	4.59 deaths	Netherlands
1990s	23.53 deaths	13.9 deaths	9.63 deaths	Netherlands
2000s	20.04 deaths	11.29 deaths	8.75 deaths	Netherlands
2010s	9.31 deaths	8.92 deaths	0.3911 deaths	Netherlands
2020s	7.46 deaths	7.03 deaths	0.4342 deaths	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Netherlands or Serbia?: Netherlands, at 7.46 deaths against 7.03 deaths in Serbia as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Netherlands and Serbia?: 0.43 deaths, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Serbia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Netherlands and Serbia rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?: Netherlands ranks 132nd and Serbia ranks 135th 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.