What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Estonia and Ireland?

0.2 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Estonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Ireland?

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.

Estonia vs Ireland: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Estonia

5.18 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Ireland

4.98 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Estonia rank

162nd

Ireland rank

164th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Estonia
Ireland

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 5.18 deaths per 100,000 live births against 4.98 deaths per 100,000 live births in Ireland, a difference of 0.2 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Estonia ranks 162nd and Ireland ranks 164th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1980s	45.12 deaths per 100,000 live births	10.18 deaths per 100,000 live births	34.93 deaths per 100,000 live births	Estonia
1990s	37.16 deaths per 100,000 live births	9.75 deaths per 100,000 live births	27.41 deaths per 100,000 live births	Estonia
2000s	15.53 deaths per 100,000 live births	8.19 deaths per 100,000 live births	7.34 deaths per 100,000 live births	Estonia
2010s	6.49 deaths per 100,000 live births	6.21 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.281 deaths per 100,000 live births	Estonia
2020s	5.18 deaths per 100,000 live births	4.98 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.1957 deaths per 100,000 live births	Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Estonia or Ireland?: Estonia, at 5.18 deaths per 100,000 live births against 4.98 deaths per 100,000 live births in Ireland as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Estonia and Ireland?: 0.2 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Ireland?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Estonia and Ireland rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Estonia ranks 162nd and Ireland ranks 164th 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.