Greece vs South Korea: Maternal mortality ratio
Greece
7.65 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
South Korea
8.12 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Greece rank
151st
South Korea rank
149th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Greece
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 8.12 deaths per 100,000 live births against 7.65 deaths per 100,000 live births in Greece, a difference of 0.47 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 151st and South Korea ranks 149th of 185 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.95 deaths per 100,000 live births | 37.72 deaths per 100,000 live births | 30.77 deaths per 100,000 live births | South Korea |
| 1990s | 4.46 deaths per 100,000 live births | 23.18 deaths per 100,000 live births | 18.72 deaths per 100,000 live births | South Korea |
| 2000s | 3.4 deaths per 100,000 live births | 12.56 deaths per 100,000 live births | 9.17 deaths per 100,000 live births | South Korea |
| 2010s | 4.9 deaths per 100,000 live births | 7.16 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.26 deaths per 100,000 live births | South Korea |
| 2020s | 7.65 deaths per 100,000 live births | 8.12 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.4613 deaths per 100,000 live births | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Greece or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 8.12 deaths per 100,000 live births against 7.65 deaths per 100,000 live births in Greece as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Greece and South Korea?
- 0.47 deaths per 100,000 live births, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and South Korea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Greece and South Korea rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Greece ranks 151st and South Korea ranks 149th 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.