Which has higher maternal mortality, gaps filled, Japan or Sweden?

Sweden, at 4.51 against 4.31 in Japan as of 2020.

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

76 years are reported by both, from 1935 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs Sweden: Maternal mortality, gaps filled

Japan

4.31

in 2020

Sweden

4.51

in 2020

Japan rank

176th

Sweden rank

174th

Maternal mortality, gaps filled over time

Japan
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 4.51 against 4.31 in Japan, a difference of 0.2.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1935 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 176th and Sweden ranks 174th of 189 countries.

Across the 10 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 9 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1930s	260	256.09	3.91	Japan
1940s	185.81	111.22	74.59	Japan
1950s	162.37	49.77	112.59	Japan
1960s	91.12	17.84	73.28	Japan
1970s	32.41	6.01	26.4	Japan
1980s	16.18	5.91	10.27	Japan
1990s	10.81	6.4	4.42	Japan
2000s	7.11	5.38	1.74	Japan
2010s	5.09	4.65	0.4405	Japan
2020s	4.31	4.51	0.1929	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality, gaps filled, Japan or Sweden?: Sweden, at 4.51 against 4.31 in Japan as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality, gaps filled between Japan and Sweden?: 0.2, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?: 76 years are reported by both, from 1935 to 2020.
How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for maternal mortality, gaps filled?: Japan ranks 176th and Sweden ranks 174th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Maternal mortality, gaps filled
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 189 places, 8,953 data points, 1751–2020
Last refreshed: 27 October 2026

Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.