Japan vs Spain: Maternal mortality, gaps filled
Japan
4.31
in 2020
Spain
3.44
in 2020
Japan rank
176th
Spain rank
178th
Maternal mortality, gaps filled over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Japan currently reports 4.31 against 3.44 in Spain, a difference of 0.87.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.
Across all 70 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 176th and Spain ranks 178th of 189 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 161.82 | 88.34 | 73.49 | Japan |
| 1960s | 91.12 | 51.63 | 39.5 | Japan |
| 1970s | 32.41 | 22.78 | 9.63 | Japan |
| 1980s | 16.18 | 7.4 | 8.78 | Japan |
| 1990s | 10.81 | 5.8 | 5.02 | Japan |
| 2000s | 7.11 | 4.55 | 2.57 | Japan |
| 2010s | 5.09 | 3.91 | 1.18 | Japan |
| 2020s | 4.31 | 3.44 | 0.8737 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality, gaps filled, Japan or Spain?
- Japan, at 4.31 against 3.44 in Spain as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality, gaps filled between Japan and Spain?
- 0.87, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
- Japan ranks 176th and Spain ranks 178th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.