What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Finland and United Kingdom?

1.5 deaths per 100,000 live births, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and United Kingdom?

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 Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs United Kingdom: Maternal mortality ratio (UN MMEIG)

Finland

8.34 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

United Kingdom

9.84 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Finland rank

147th

United Kingdom rank

144th

Maternal mortality ratio (UN MMEIG) over time

Finland
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 9.84 deaths per 100,000 live births against 8.34 deaths per 100,000 live births in Finland, a difference of 1.5 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times Finland's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 147th and United Kingdom ranks 144th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1980s	6.34 deaths per 100,000 live births	9.14 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.8 deaths per 100,000 live births	United Kingdom
1990s	6.53 deaths per 100,000 live births	9.61 deaths per 100,000 live births	3.08 deaths per 100,000 live births	United Kingdom
2000s	7.22 deaths per 100,000 live births	10.92 deaths per 100,000 live births	3.71 deaths per 100,000 live births	United Kingdom
2010s	7.39 deaths per 100,000 live births	8.76 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.36 deaths per 100,000 live births	United Kingdom
2020s	8.34 deaths per 100,000 live births	9.84 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.5 deaths per 100,000 live births	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Finland or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 9.84 deaths per 100,000 live births against 8.34 deaths per 100,000 live births in Finland as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Finland and United Kingdom?: 1.5 deaths per 100,000 live births, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and United Kingdom?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Finland and United Kingdom rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Finland ranks 147th and United Kingdom ranks 144th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Maternal mortality ratio
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: 30 October 2026

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.