Denmark vs Sweden: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Denmark
0.0%
in 2023
Sweden
0.0%
in 2023
Denmark rank
177th
Sweden rank
176th
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Denmark, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 177th and Sweden ranks 176th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Denmark ranks 177th and Sweden ranks 176th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The probability that a 15 year old girl eventually dies from a pregnancy-related cause, assuming constant levels of maternal mortality and number of births per woman.