Netherlands vs Spain: Maternal mortality, gaps filled

Netherlands
4.31
in 2020
Spain
3.44
in 2020
Netherlands rank
177th
Spain rank
178th

Maternal mortality, gaps filled over time

  • Netherlands
  • Spain
0100200300400187819492020

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 4.31 against 3.44 in Spain, a difference of 0.87.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Spain ahead.

Netherlands ranks 177th and Spain ranks 178th of 189 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Spain Difference Ahead
1950s 65.27 88.34 23.07 Spain
1960s 29.18 51.63 22.45 Spain
1970s 10.77 22.78 12.01 Spain
1980s 9.58 7.4 2.18 Netherlands
1990s 12.02 5.8 6.22 Netherlands
2000s 10.39 4.55 5.84 Netherlands
2010s 5.32 3.91 1.41 Netherlands
2020s 4.31 3.44 0.8705 Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality, gaps filled, Netherlands or Spain?
Netherlands, at 4.31 against 3.44 in Spain as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality, gaps filled between Netherlands and Spain?
0.87, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
70 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2020.
How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
Netherlands ranks 177th and Spain ranks 178th 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

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.