Germany vs Spain: Maternal mortality ratio
Germany
4.43 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Spain
3.44 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Germany rank
175th
Spain rank
178th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Germany
- Spain
How they compare
Germany currently reports 4.43 deaths per 100,000 live births against 3.44 deaths per 100,000 live births in Spain, a difference of 0.99 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.
Across all 69 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 175th and Spain ranks 178th of 189 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 142.93 deaths per 100,000 live births | 86.22 deaths per 100,000 live births | 56.71 deaths per 100,000 live births | Germany |
| 1960s | 74.06 deaths per 100,000 live births | 51.63 deaths per 100,000 live births | 22.43 deaths per 100,000 live births | Germany |
| 1970s | 38.25 deaths per 100,000 live births | 22.78 deaths per 100,000 live births | 15.47 deaths per 100,000 live births | Germany |
| 1980s | 13.04 deaths per 100,000 live births | 7.4 deaths per 100,000 live births | 5.64 deaths per 100,000 live births | Germany |
| 1990s | 8.25 deaths per 100,000 live births | 5.8 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.45 deaths per 100,000 live births | Germany |
| 2000s | 6.74 deaths per 100,000 live births | 4.55 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.19 deaths per 100,000 live births | Germany |
| 2010s | 5.12 deaths per 100,000 live births | 3.91 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 live births | Germany |
| 2020s | 4.43 deaths per 100,000 live births | 3.44 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.9872 deaths per 100,000 live births | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Germany or Spain?
- Germany, at 4.43 deaths per 100,000 live births against 3.44 deaths per 100,000 live births in Spain as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Germany and Spain?
- 0.99 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Spain?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2020.
- How do Germany and Spain rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Germany ranks 175th and Spain ranks 178th 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
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.