What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Iceland and Poland?

0.69 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Poland?

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.

Iceland vs Poland: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Iceland

2.65 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Poland

1.96 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Iceland rank

182nd

Poland rank

183rd

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Iceland
Poland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 2.65 deaths per 100,000 live births against 1.96 deaths per 100,000 live births in Poland, a difference of 0.69 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.4 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Poland ahead.

Iceland ranks 182nd and Poland ranks 183rd of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1980s	6.45 deaths per 100,000 live births	17.41 deaths per 100,000 live births	10.96 deaths per 100,000 live births	Poland
1990s	5.99 deaths per 100,000 live births	12.85 deaths per 100,000 live births	6.86 deaths per 100,000 live births	Poland
2000s	4.06 deaths per 100,000 live births	5.13 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.08 deaths per 100,000 live births	Poland
2010s	3.07 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.16 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.9021 deaths per 100,000 live births	Iceland
2020s	2.65 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.96 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.6949 deaths per 100,000 live births	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Iceland or Poland?: Iceland, at 2.65 deaths per 100,000 live births against 1.96 deaths per 100,000 live births in Poland as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Iceland and Poland?: 0.69 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Poland?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Iceland and Poland rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Iceland ranks 182nd and Poland ranks 183rd 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.