Finland vs United Kingdom: Maternal mortality

Finland
8.34
in 2020
United Kingdom
9.84
in 2020
Finland rank
150th
United Kingdom rank
147th

Maternal mortality over time

  • Finland
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 9.84 against 8.34 in Finland, a difference of 1.5.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 21 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1847 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 150th and United Kingdom ranks 147th of 189 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 10 and United Kingdom in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1840s 783.87 595.6 188.26 Finland
1850s 926.8 482.93 443.87 Finland
1860s 960.94 469.02 491.92 Finland
1870s 839.98 485.92 354.06 Finland
1880s 754.96 473.32 281.64 Finland
1890s 532.98 507.61 25.37 Finland
1900s 429.56 424.62 4.94 Finland
1910s 389.94 423.68 33.74 United Kingdom
1920s 321.88 437.92 116.04 United Kingdom
1930s 352.84 418.59 65.75 United Kingdom
1940s 331.43 204.9 126.52 Finland
1950s 110.44 66.67 43.77 Finland
1960s 39.05 28.34 10.71 Finland
1970s 8.45 13.98 5.53 United Kingdom
1980s 4.71 9.11 4.4 United Kingdom
1990s 6.53 9.61 3.08 United Kingdom
2000s 7.22 10.92 3.71 United Kingdom
2010s 7.39 8.76 1.36 United Kingdom
2020s 8.34 9.84 1.5 United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality, Finland or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 9.84 against 8.34 in Finland as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality between Finland and United Kingdom?
1.5, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and United Kingdom?
174 years are reported by both, from 1847 to 2020.
How do Finland and United Kingdom rank globally for maternal mortality?
Finland ranks 150th and United Kingdom ranks 147th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality. 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
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 8,868 data points, 1751–2020
Last refreshed