Japan vs Slovenia: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020
Japan
4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Slovenia
4.53 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Japan rank
173rd
Slovenia rank
170th
The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time
- Japan
- Slovenia
How they compare
Slovenia currently reports 4.53 deaths per 100,000 live births against 4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births in Japan, a difference of 0.22 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Slovenia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 173rd and Slovenia ranks 170th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Slovenia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.44 deaths per 100,000 live births | 15.33 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.8918 deaths per 100,000 live births | Slovenia |
| 1990s | 10.81 deaths per 100,000 live births | 12.78 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.96 deaths per 100,000 live births | Slovenia |
| 2000s | 7.11 deaths per 100,000 live births | 8.42 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 live births | Slovenia |
| 2010s | 5.09 deaths per 100,000 live births | 5.03 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.0574 deaths per 100,000 live births | Japan |
| 2020s | 4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births | 4.53 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.2182 deaths per 100,000 live births | Slovenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Japan or Slovenia?
- Slovenia, at 4.53 deaths per 100,000 live births against 4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births in Japan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Japan and Slovenia?
- 0.22 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Slovenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Slovenia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Slovenia rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?
- Japan ranks 173rd and Slovenia ranks 170th 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.