Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Montenegro: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina
5.67 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Montenegro
6.17 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
160th
Montenegro rank
159th
The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Montenegro
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 6.17 deaths per 100,000 live births against 5.67 deaths per 100,000 live births in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.5 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Montenegro's figure about 1.1 times Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 160th and Montenegro ranks 159th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 4 and Montenegro in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.72 deaths per 100,000 live births | 9.61 deaths per 100,000 live births | 30.11 deaths per 100,000 live births | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1990s | 25.89 deaths per 100,000 live births | 10.56 deaths per 100,000 live births | 15.33 deaths per 100,000 live births | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2000s | 11.49 deaths per 100,000 live births | 9.21 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.29 deaths per 100,000 live births | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2010s | 6.9 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6.26 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.6398 deaths per 100,000 live births | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2020s | 5.67 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6.17 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.506 deaths per 100,000 live births | Montenegro |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Montenegro?
- Montenegro, at 6.17 deaths per 100,000 live births against 5.67 deaths per 100,000 live births in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2020.
- What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro?
- 0.5 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 160th and Montenegro ranks 159th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.