Czechia vs Japan: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020
Czechia
3.37 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Japan
4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Czechia rank
176th
Japan rank
173rd
The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time
- Czechia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births against 3.37 deaths per 100,000 live births in Czechia, a difference of 0.94 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Czechia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Japan ahead.
Czechia ranks 176th and Japan ranks 173rd of 185 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.58 deaths per 100,000 live births | 14.44 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.8578 deaths per 100,000 live births | Japan |
| 1990s | 10.36 deaths per 100,000 live births | 10.81 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.4485 deaths per 100,000 live births | Japan |
| 2000s | 5.87 deaths per 100,000 live births | 7.11 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 live births | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.47 deaths per 100,000 live births | 5.09 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.62 deaths per 100,000 live births | Japan |
| 2020s | 3.37 deaths per 100,000 live births | 4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.9409 deaths per 100,000 live births | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Czechia or Japan?
- Japan, at 4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births against 3.37 deaths per 100,000 live births in Czechia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Czechia and Japan?
- 0.94 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Japan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Czechia and Japan rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?
- Czechia ranks 176th and Japan ranks 173rd 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.