Germany vs Greece: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Germany
- Greece
How they compare
Germany currently reports 21,635 1 in: rate varies by country against 20,207 1 in: rate varies by country in Greece, a difference of 1,428 1 in: rate varies by country.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Greece ahead.
Germany ranks 14th and Greece ranks 16th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5,746 1 in: rate varies by country | 8,668 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,923 1 in: rate varies by country | Greece |
| 1990s | 9,134 1 in: rate varies by country | 16,192 1 in: rate varies by country | 7,058 1 in: rate varies by country | Greece |
| 2000s | 15,485 1 in: rate varies by country | 24,494 1 in: rate varies by country | 9,009 1 in: rate varies by country | Greece |
| 2010s | 17,996 1 in: rate varies by country | 19,682 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,686 1 in: rate varies by country | Greece |
| 2020s | 18,678 1 in: rate varies by country | 13,216 1 in: rate varies by country | 5,462 1 in: rate varies by country | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Germany or Greece?
- Germany, at 21,635 1 in: rate varies by country against 20,207 1 in: rate varies by country in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Germany and Greece?
- 1,428 1 in: rate varies by country, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Greece?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Greece rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Germany ranks 14th and Greece ranks 16th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.