Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Netherlands or Sweden?

Netherlands, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Sweden as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?

39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Netherlands vs Sweden: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Netherlands

0.0%

in 2023

Sweden

0.0%

in 2023

Netherlands rank

175th

Sweden rank

176th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

Netherlands
Sweden

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 175th and Sweden ranks 176th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Netherlands
1990s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Netherlands
2000s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Netherlands
2010s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Sweden
2020s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Netherlands or Sweden?: Netherlands, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Netherlands and Sweden?: 0.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?: Netherlands ranks 175th and Sweden ranks 176th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%)
Unit: %
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 9,399 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.