Japan vs Spain: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes

Japan
0.0%
in 2023
Spain
0.0%
in 2023
Japan rank
189th
Spain rank
190th

Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time

  • Japan
  • Spain
0.0050.010.0150.020.025198520042023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 189th and Spain ranks 190th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Spain Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Japan
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Japan
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Japan
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Japan
2020s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes, Japan or Spain?
Japan, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes between Japan and Spain?
0.0%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Japan and Spain rank globally for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
Japan ranks 189th and Spain ranks 190th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 7,566 data points, 1985–2023
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The probability that a 15 year old girl eventually dies from a pregnancy-related cause, assuming constant levels of maternal mortality and number of births per woman.