Albania vs Greece: Maternal mortality ratio

Albania
8.28 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Greece
7.65 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Albania rank
151st
Greece rank
154th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Albania
  • Greece
020406080196119902020

How they compare

Albania currently reports 8.28 deaths per 100,000 live births against 7.65 deaths per 100,000 live births in Greece, a difference of 0.63 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Albania's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Albania ahead.

Albania ranks 151st and Greece ranks 154th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Greece Difference Ahead
1980s 40.11 deaths per 100,000 live births 6.95 deaths per 100,000 live births 33.16 deaths per 100,000 live births Albania
1990s 22.99 deaths per 100,000 live births 4.46 deaths per 100,000 live births 18.53 deaths per 100,000 live births Albania
2000s 11.26 deaths per 100,000 live births 3.4 deaths per 100,000 live births 7.87 deaths per 100,000 live births Albania
2010s 6.95 deaths per 100,000 live births 4.9 deaths per 100,000 live births 2.05 deaths per 100,000 live births Albania
2020s 8.28 deaths per 100,000 live births 7.65 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.6221 deaths per 100,000 live births Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Albania or Greece?
Albania, at 8.28 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 Albania and Greece?
0.63 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Greece?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Albania and Greece rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Albania ranks 151st and Greece ranks 154th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major processing 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

Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio
Unit
deaths per 100,000 live births
Source
UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 8,868 data points, 1751–2020
Last refreshed

The estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births, based on data from death certificates, large-scale surveys, and statistical modeling.