Finland vs Lithuania: Maternal mortality ratio
Finland
8.34 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Lithuania
8.66 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Finland rank
147th
Lithuania rank
146th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Finland
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 8.66 deaths per 100,000 live births against 8.34 deaths per 100,000 live births in Finland, a difference of 0.32 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Lithuania ahead.
Finland ranks 147th and Lithuania ranks 146th of 185 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.34 deaths per 100,000 live births | 29.59 deaths per 100,000 live births | 23.25 deaths per 100,000 live births | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 6.53 deaths per 100,000 live births | 23.91 deaths per 100,000 live births | 17.39 deaths per 100,000 live births | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 7.22 deaths per 100,000 live births | 13.33 deaths per 100,000 live births | 6.11 deaths per 100,000 live births | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 7.39 deaths per 100,000 live births | 8.27 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.878 deaths per 100,000 live births | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 8.34 deaths per 100,000 live births | 8.66 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.3216 deaths per 100,000 live births | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Finland or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 8.66 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 Lithuania?
- 0.32 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Lithuania?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Finland and Lithuania rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Finland ranks 147th and Lithuania ranks 146th 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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About this data
The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.