Germany vs Japan: Maternal mortality ratio
Germany
3.62 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Japan
3.08 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Germany rank
181st
Japan rank
184th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Germany currently reports 3.62 per 100,000 live births against 3.08 per 100,000 live births in Japan, a difference of 0.54 per 100,000 live births.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Germany ranks 181st and Japan ranks 184th of 196 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.88 per 100,000 live births | 7.28 per 100,000 live births | 1.4 per 100,000 live births | Japan |
| 2010s | 4.63 per 100,000 live births | 5.19 per 100,000 live births | 0.5572 per 100,000 live births | Japan |
| 2020s | 4.09 per 100,000 live births | 4.2 per 100,000 live births | 0.1171 per 100,000 live births | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Germany or Japan?
- Germany, at 3.62 per 100,000 live births against 3.08 per 100,000 live births in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Germany and Japan?
- 0.54 per 100,000 live births, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Germany ranks 181st and Japan ranks 184th 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.