What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Greece and Switzerland?

0.27 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Greece ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Switzerland?

60 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2020.

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.

Greece vs Switzerland: Maternal mortality ratio

Greece

7.65 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Switzerland

7.38 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Greece rank

154th

Switzerland rank

157th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Greece
Switzerland

How they compare

Greece currently reports 7.65 deaths per 100,000 live births against 7.38 deaths per 100,000 live births in Switzerland, a difference of 0.27 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 154th and Switzerland ranks 157th of 189 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	47.79 deaths per 100,000 live births	40.56 deaths per 100,000 live births	7.23 deaths per 100,000 live births	Greece
1970s	22.74 deaths per 100,000 live births	15.87 deaths per 100,000 live births	6.87 deaths per 100,000 live births	Greece
1980s	9.62 deaths per 100,000 live births	8.43 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.19 deaths per 100,000 live births	Greece
1990s	4.46 deaths per 100,000 live births	9.76 deaths per 100,000 live births	5.29 deaths per 100,000 live births	Switzerland
2000s	3.4 deaths per 100,000 live births	8.62 deaths per 100,000 live births	5.22 deaths per 100,000 live births	Switzerland
2010s	4.9 deaths per 100,000 live births	7.28 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.37 deaths per 100,000 live births	Switzerland
2020s	7.65 deaths per 100,000 live births	7.38 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.2756 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 Switzerland?: Greece, at 7.65 deaths per 100,000 live births against 7.38 deaths per 100,000 live births in Switzerland as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Greece and Switzerland?: 0.27 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Switzerland?: 60 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2020.
How do Greece and Switzerland rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Greece ranks 154th and Switzerland ranks 157th 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: 07 August 2026

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.