What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Germany and Japan?

0.12 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Germany ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?

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.

Germany vs Japan: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Germany

4.43 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Japan

4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Germany rank

172nd

Japan rank

173rd

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Germany
Japan

How they compare

Germany currently reports 4.43 deaths per 100,000 live births against 4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births in Japan, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Japan ahead.

Germany ranks 172nd and Japan ranks 173rd of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	9.97 deaths per 100,000 live births	14.44 deaths per 100,000 live births	4.47 deaths per 100,000 live births	Japan
1990s	8.25 deaths per 100,000 live births	10.81 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.57 deaths per 100,000 live births	Japan
2000s	6.74 deaths per 100,000 live births	7.11 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.3743 deaths per 100,000 live births	Japan
2010s	5.12 deaths per 100,000 live births	5.09 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.0286 deaths per 100,000 live births	Germany
2020s	4.43 deaths per 100,000 live births	4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.1135 deaths per 100,000 live births	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Germany or Japan?: Germany, at 4.43 deaths per 100,000 live births against 4.31 deaths per 100,000 live births in Japan as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Germany and Japan?: 0.12 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Germany and Japan rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Germany ranks 172nd and Japan ranks 173rd 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.