Greece vs Singapore: Maternal mortality ratio
Greece
7.65 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Singapore
7.45 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Greece rank
154th
Singapore rank
156th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Greece
- Singapore
How they compare
Greece currently reports 7.65 deaths per 100,000 live births against 7.45 deaths per 100,000 live births in Singapore, a difference of 0.2 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 154th and Singapore ranks 156th of 189 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.15 deaths per 100,000 live births | 39.61 deaths per 100,000 live births | 3.54 deaths per 100,000 live births | Greece |
| 1970s | 22.74 deaths per 100,000 live births | 21.13 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.61 deaths per 100,000 live births | Greece |
| 1980s | 9.62 deaths per 100,000 live births | 12.34 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.73 deaths per 100,000 live births | Singapore |
| 1990s | 4.46 deaths per 100,000 live births | 15.02 deaths per 100,000 live births | 10.56 deaths per 100,000 live births | Singapore |
| 2000s | 3.4 deaths per 100,000 live births | 12.8 deaths per 100,000 live births | 9.4 deaths per 100,000 live births | Singapore |
| 2010s | 4.9 deaths per 100,000 live births | 7.34 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.43 deaths per 100,000 live births | Singapore |
| 2020s | 7.65 deaths per 100,000 live births | 7.45 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.2016 deaths per 100,000 live births | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Greece or Singapore?
- Greece, at 7.65 deaths per 100,000 live births against 7.45 deaths per 100,000 live births in Singapore as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Greece and Singapore?
- 0.2 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Singapore?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2020.
- How do Greece and Singapore rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Greece ranks 154th and Singapore ranks 156th 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
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.