Bhutan vs Switzerland: Maternal deaths by income group
Bhutan
5.99 deaths
in 2020
Switzerland
6.42 deaths
in 2020
Bhutan rank
140th
Switzerland rank
138th
Maternal deaths by income group over time
- Bhutan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 6.42 deaths against 5.99 deaths in Bhutan, a difference of 0.43 deaths.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 140th and Switzerland ranks 138th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 148.69 deaths | 8.22 deaths | 140.48 deaths | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 84.32 deaths | 8 deaths | 76.32 deaths | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 29.34 deaths | 6.33 deaths | 23.01 deaths | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 10.01 deaths | 6.09 deaths | 3.91 deaths | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 5.99 deaths | 6.42 deaths | 0.4247 deaths | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Bhutan or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 6.42 deaths against 5.99 deaths in Bhutan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Bhutan and Switzerland?
- 0.43 deaths, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Switzerland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Bhutan and Switzerland rank globally for maternal deaths by income group?
- Bhutan ranks 140th and Switzerland ranks 138th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal deaths by income group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.