What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Albania and Finland?

0.06 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Finland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Finland?

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Albania vs Finland: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Albania

8.28 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Finland

8.34 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Albania rank

148th

Finland rank

147th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Albania
Finland

How they compare

Finland currently reports 8.34 deaths per 100,000 live births against 8.28 deaths per 100,000 live births in Albania, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Albania ahead.

Albania ranks 148th and Finland ranks 147th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 3 and Finland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Albania	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1980s	40.11 deaths per 100,000 live births	6.34 deaths per 100,000 live births	33.77 deaths per 100,000 live births	Albania
1990s	22.99 deaths per 100,000 live births	6.53 deaths per 100,000 live births	16.46 deaths per 100,000 live births	Albania
2000s	11.26 deaths per 100,000 live births	7.22 deaths per 100,000 live births	4.05 deaths per 100,000 live births	Albania
2010s	6.95 deaths per 100,000 live births	7.39 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.4386 deaths per 100,000 live births	Finland
2020s	8.28 deaths per 100,000 live births	8.34 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.0625 deaths per 100,000 live births	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Albania or Finland?: Finland, at 8.34 deaths per 100,000 live births against 8.28 deaths per 100,000 live births in Albania as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Albania and Finland?: 0.06 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Finland?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Albania and Finland rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Albania ranks 148th and Finland ranks 147th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020
Unit: deaths per 100,000 live births
Source: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.