Denmark vs Germany: Maternal mortality ratio
Denmark
3.67 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Germany
3.62 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Denmark rank
180th
Germany rank
181st
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Denmark
- Germany
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 3.67 per 100,000 live births against 3.62 per 100,000 live births in Germany, a difference of 0.05 per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 180th and Germany ranks 181st of 196 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.92 per 100,000 live births | 5.88 per 100,000 live births | 2.04 per 100,000 live births | Denmark |
| 2010s | 5.32 per 100,000 live births | 4.63 per 100,000 live births | 0.6908 per 100,000 live births | Denmark |
| 2020s | 5.24 per 100,000 live births | 4.09 per 100,000 live births | 1.16 per 100,000 live births | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Denmark or Germany?
- Denmark, at 3.67 per 100,000 live births against 3.62 per 100,000 live births in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Denmark and Germany?
- 0.05 per 100,000 live births, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Germany?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Germany rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Denmark ranks 180th and Germany ranks 181st of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.