What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Denmark and Italy?

0.07 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Italy?

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 The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Italy: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Denmark

4.66 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Italy

4.59 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Denmark rank

168th

Italy rank

169th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Denmark
Italy

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 4.66 deaths per 100,000 live births against 4.59 deaths per 100,000 live births in Italy, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Italy ahead.

Denmark ranks 168th and Italy ranks 169th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1980s	11.83 deaths per 100,000 live births	17.62 deaths per 100,000 live births	5.79 deaths per 100,000 live births	Italy
1990s	10.2 deaths per 100,000 live births	13.84 deaths per 100,000 live births	3.63 deaths per 100,000 live births	Italy
2000s	7.37 deaths per 100,000 live births	8.17 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.7946 deaths per 100,000 live births	Italy
2010s	5.53 deaths per 100,000 live births	6.24 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.7057 deaths per 100,000 live births	Italy
2020s	4.66 deaths per 100,000 live births	4.59 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.0668 deaths per 100,000 live births	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Denmark or Italy?: Denmark, at 4.66 deaths per 100,000 live births against 4.59 deaths per 100,000 live births in Italy as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Denmark and Italy?: 0.07 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Italy?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Denmark and Italy rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Denmark ranks 168th and Italy ranks 169th 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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Indicator: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020
Unit: deaths per 100,000 live births
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

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.