Albania vs Lithuania: Maternal mortality ratio

Albania
8.28 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Lithuania
8.66 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Albania rank
151st
Lithuania rank
149th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Albania
  • Lithuania
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How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 8.66 deaths per 100,000 live births against 8.28 deaths per 100,000 live births in Albania, a difference of 0.38 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Albania ahead.

Albania ranks 151st and Lithuania ranks 149th of 189 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 1 and Lithuania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Lithuania Difference Ahead
1980s 40.11 deaths per 100,000 live births 29.59 deaths per 100,000 live births 10.51 deaths per 100,000 live births Albania
1990s 22.99 deaths per 100,000 live births 23.91 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.9236 deaths per 100,000 live births Lithuania
2000s 11.26 deaths per 100,000 live births 13.33 deaths per 100,000 live births 2.06 deaths per 100,000 live births Lithuania
2010s 6.95 deaths per 100,000 live births 8.27 deaths per 100,000 live births 1.32 deaths per 100,000 live births Lithuania
2020s 8.28 deaths per 100,000 live births 8.66 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.384 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, Albania or Lithuania?
Lithuania, at 8.66 deaths per 100,000 live births against 8.28 deaths per 100,000 live births in Albania as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Albania and Lithuania?
0.38 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Lithuania?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Albania and Lithuania rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Albania ranks 151st and Lithuania ranks 149th 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.