Netherlands vs Sweden: Maternal mortality, gaps filled

Netherlands
4.31
in 2020
Sweden
4.51
in 2020
Netherlands rank
177th
Sweden rank
174th

Maternal mortality, gaps filled over time

  • Netherlands
  • Sweden
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 26 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Sweden ahead.

Netherlands ranks 177th and Sweden ranks 174th of 189 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 9 and Sweden in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Sweden Difference Ahead
1870s 410 429.11 19.11 Sweden
1880s 380 378.07 1.93 Netherlands
1890s 275 288.13 13.13 Sweden
1900s 238.57 240.84 2.27 Sweden
1910s 255 262.11 7.11 Sweden
1920s 269.7 293.59 23.89 Sweden
1930s 295.5 304.69 9.19 Sweden
1940s 176 134.69 41.31 Netherlands
1950s 69.26 49.77 19.49 Netherlands
1960s 29.18 17.84 11.34 Netherlands
1970s 10.77 6.01 4.76 Netherlands
1980s 9.58 5.91 3.67 Netherlands
1990s 12.02 6.4 5.62 Netherlands
2000s 10.39 5.38 5.01 Netherlands
2010s 5.32 4.65 0.6702 Netherlands
2020s 4.31 4.51 0.1961 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality, gaps filled, Netherlands or Sweden?
Sweden, at 4.51 against 4.31 in Netherlands as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality, gaps filled between Netherlands and Sweden?
0.2, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
123 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2020.
How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
Netherlands ranks 177th 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

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.