Japan vs Spain: Maternal mortality
Japan
4.31
in 2020
Spain
3.44
in 2020
Japan rank
176th
Spain rank
178th
Maternal mortality over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Japan currently reports 4.31 against 3.44 in Spain, a difference of 0.87.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.
Across all 70 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 176th and Spain ranks 178th of 189 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 161.82 | 88.34 | 73.49 | Japan |
| 1960s | 91.12 | 51.63 | 39.5 | Japan |
| 1970s | 32.41 | 22.78 | 9.63 | Japan |
| 1980s | 16.18 | 7.4 | 8.78 | Japan |
| 1990s | 10.81 | 5.8 | 5.02 | Japan |
| 2000s | 7.11 | 4.55 | 2.57 | Japan |
| 2010s | 5.09 | 3.91 | 1.18 | Japan |
| 2020s | 4.31 | 3.44 | 0.8737 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality, Japan or Spain?
- Japan, at 4.31 against 3.44 in Spain as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality between Japan and Spain?
- 0.87, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for maternal mortality?
- Japan ranks 176th and Spain ranks 178th 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.