France vs Greece: Maternal mortality ratio

France
7.91 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Greece
7.65 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
France rank
153rd
Greece rank
154th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • France
  • Greece
020406080195019852020

How they compare

France currently reports 7.91 deaths per 100,000 live births against 7.65 deaths per 100,000 live births in Greece, a difference of 0.26 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Greece ahead.

France ranks 153rd and Greece ranks 154th of 189 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and Greece in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Greece Difference Ahead
1960s 34.3 deaths per 100,000 live births 47.79 deaths per 100,000 live births 13.49 deaths per 100,000 live births Greece
1970s 20.17 deaths per 100,000 live births 22.74 deaths per 100,000 live births 2.57 deaths per 100,000 live births Greece
1980s 15.69 deaths per 100,000 live births 9.62 deaths per 100,000 live births 6.08 deaths per 100,000 live births France
1990s 13.39 deaths per 100,000 live births 4.46 deaths per 100,000 live births 8.93 deaths per 100,000 live births France
2000s 9.27 deaths per 100,000 live births 3.4 deaths per 100,000 live births 5.87 deaths per 100,000 live births France
2010s 8.32 deaths per 100,000 live births 4.9 deaths per 100,000 live births 3.42 deaths per 100,000 live births France
2020s 7.91 deaths per 100,000 live births 7.65 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.2547 deaths per 100,000 live births France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, France or Greece?
France, at 7.91 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 France and Greece?
0.26 deaths per 100,000 live births, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Greece?
60 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2020.
How do France and Greece rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
France ranks 153rd 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

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.