Maternal mortality ratio in Greece
Greece: Maternal mortality ratio was 4.79 per 100,000 live births in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maternal mortality ratio in Greece, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 live births.
Analysis
Greece recorded 4.79 per 100,000 live births for maternal mortality ratio in 2023.
The figure is down 51.6% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in Greece peaked at 9.89 per 100,000 live births in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.98 per 100,000 live births, in 2005.
That places Greece 171st out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.22 per 100,000 live births | 2.98 per 100,000 live births | 3.55 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.45 per 100,000 live births | 3.51 per 100,000 live births | 5.24 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.63 per 100,000 live births | 4.79 per 100,000 live births | 9.89 per 100,000 live births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 168 Switzerland 5.46 per 100,000 live births compare
- 169 Monaco 5.22 per 100,000 live births compare
- 170 Estonia 4.96 per 100,000 live births compare
- 172 Turkmenistan 4.52 per 100,000 live births compare
- 173 Slovakia 4.47 per 100,000 live births compare
- 174 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 4.3 per 100,000 live births compare
More health data for Greece
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,321 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 24 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 52,941 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 47,441 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 53,127 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 47,830 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 53,746 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 48,348 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio in Greece?
- Maternal mortality ratio in Greece was 4.79 per 100,000 live births in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 9.89 per 100,000 live births in 2022.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.98 per 100,000 live births in 2005.
- How does Greece rank for maternal mortality ratio?
- Greece ranks 171st out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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